Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence

• Religious belief
• The branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A justification of a deity, or the attributes of a deity, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Theodicy , in its most common form, attempts to answer the question why a good God permits the manifestation of evil . Theodicy addresses the evidential problem of evil by attempting “to make the existence of an All-knowing , All-powerful and All-good or ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Theodicy \The*od"i*cy\, n. [NL. theodic[ae]a, fr. Gr. ? God + ? right, justice: cf. F. th['e]odic['e]e.] A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil. That department of philosophy which treats of the being, ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil