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theodicaea rare.|θiːɒdɪˈsiːə|
[App. an erron. Latinization of Fr. théodicée in the title of a work by Leibniz: see theodicy.]
= theodicy.
1845Encycl. Metrop. II. 659/1 Leibnitz fancied that..he could construct a Theodicæa, in which the doctrines of theology should be reconciled with philosophy. 1883J. Sibree tr. Hegel's Lect. on Philos. of Hist. 16 Our mode of treating the subject is, in this aspect, a Theodicæa [rendering G. Theodicee],—a justification of the ways of God..in indefinite abstract categories. 1974Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Oct. 1161/2 The mysterious ‘Spirit’ which presides over, or constitutes, reality in the Hegelian scheme of things is supposed..to be pursuing in history a plan of which historical agents are largely or wholly unaware: that is why Hegel can claim to be offering a theodicaea. |