Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosmodicy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cos-mod-i-cy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”); influenced by theodicy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κόσμος

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cosmodicies (plural)

Questions

What does cosmodicy mean?: A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.
Where does cosmodicy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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