theodicy
英 [θɪ'ɒdɪsɪ]
- n. 神义论；神正论；自然神学
英英释义
- 1. the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
双语例句
- 1. Augustine is one of the major representatives of traditional theodicy.
- 奥古斯丁是传统神正论的主要代表.
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英文词源
- theodicy (n.)
- "vindication of divine justice," 1771, from French théodicée, title of a 1710 work by Leibniz to prove the justice of God in a world with much moral and physical evil, from Greek theos "god" (see theo-) + dike "judgment, justice, usage, custom" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show, tell;" see diction). Related: Theodicean.
词态变化
复数: theodicies;