anthropodicy

Meaning

Noun

• An attempt, or an argument attempting, to justify that human beings are fundamentally good despite the commission of evil acts by some people.

Origin

• . Anthropo- is derived from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος, ultimately possibly Pre-Greek; while the -dicy element of theodicy is from Ancient Greek δῐ́κη, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.