THEODICAEA
\θiːədɪkˈi͡ə], \θiːədɪkˈiə], \θ_iː__ə_d_ɪ_k_ˈiə]\
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A word made up by Leibnitz from Gr. just, and used as the title of his work, published in 1710, with the design of proving that of all possible schemes for the government of the world, the one adopted is the best. This opinion is commonly known as Optimism, its opposite being Pessimism.
By Henry Percy Smith
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