anthropodicy
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anthropodicy — /ænθrəˈpɒdəsi/ (say anthruh poduhsee) noun a philosophical justification for the existence of humans. {blend of anthropo and theodicy} –anthropodical, adjective …
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cosmodicy — A cosmodicy is any attempt to justify the fundamental goodness of the universe in the face of evil. The term is modelled on theodicy, and is used by those who see cosmodicy and theodicy as being analogous disciplines. A related term is… … Wikipedia
