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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
theodicy /θɪˈɒdɪsi/

▶noun (pl. theodicies) the vindication of divine providence in view of the existence of evil.

– derivatives
theodicean /-ˈsiːən/ adjective.

– origin C18: from Fr. Théodicée, the title of a work by Leibniz, from Gk theos ‘god’ + dikē ‘justice’.

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