theology vs theodicy

theodicy vs theology

theology and theodicy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theology	Yes	No	No	No
theodicy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, theodicy is a hyponym of theology; that is, theodicy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theology:

theology: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
theodicy: the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil

Other hyponyms of theology include angelology, apologetics, ecclesiology, eschatology, hermeneutics, homiletics, liturgics, liturgiology.

theology (noun)	theodicy (noun)
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)	the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

Difference between theology and theodicy

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