Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

problem of evil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: prob-lem of evil
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The argument that an omnipotent and truly benevolent deity would not permit evil; the challenge that the existence (or apparent existence) of evil poses for theology.

Frequently Paired Words

theodicy

Questions

What does problem of evil mean?: The argument that an omnipotent and truly benevolent deity would not permit evil; the challenge that the existence (or apparent existence) of evil poses for theology.

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