agathism
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Agathism — is the doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil. Agathism is offered as an apologetic in theodicy to address the problem of reconciling a benevolent God with the existence of evil in the… … Wikipedia
agathism — (n.) the doctrine that all things tend toward the good, 1830, from AGATHIST (Cf. agathist) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
agathism — belief in ultimate triumph of good despite evil means Philosophical Isms … Phrontistery dictionary
agathism — ag·a·thism … English syllables
agathism — n. doctrine that ultimate end of all things is good, though means may be evil. ♦ agathist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
agathism — ˈagəˌthizəm noun ( s) Etymology: agath + ism : the doctrine that all things tend toward ultimate good compare optimism … Useful english dictionary
Optimism — Positive thinking redirects here. For songs of that title, see Positive Thinking. The Oxford English Dictionary defines optimism as having hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something; a tendency to take a… … Wikipedia
Philosophical Isms — Here are 234 different isms, each representing a philosophical, political or moral doctrine or a belief system. In selecting terms for the list, I have deliberately avoided any word which apply ism to a personal name, so that Marxism doesn t… … Phrontistery dictionary
agathist — thə̇st noun ( s) : an adherent of agathism … Useful english dictionary
