Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Benevolent toward all.
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- adjective All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, 'God'. Its use is often with regards to the divine triad, whereby a deity is described to be simultaneously omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent. This triad is used especially with the Christian god, Yahweh.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Again, it strikes at the idea that God is omnibenevolent.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Two - Grace, Salvation, and Redemption | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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For if God is omnibenevolent, then he must be just.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Two - Grace, Salvation, and Redemption | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Because God is omnibenevolent, then evil in the world must be the responsibility of human beings – hence the notion of Original Sin.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Three - The Nature of God and Evil | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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This does not mean, though, that he accepts our modern idea of an omnibenevolent God.
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God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Three - The Nature of God and Evil | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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There is, in fact, a theological field of inquiry called "theodicy", which investigates the basic question: If God is all powerful (omnipotent), all knowing (omniscient), and all-good, (omnibenevolent) how can evil and injustice exist?
Rabbi Alan Lurie: How Could God Have Allowed the Holocaust? Rabbi Alan Lurie 2012
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After all, what could be more reasonable than following the dictates of and omnipotent and omnibenevolent god?
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After all, what could be more reasonable than following the dictates of and omnipotent and omnibenevolent god?
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There is, in fact, a theological field of inquiry called "theodicy", which investigates the basic question: If God is all powerful (omnipotent), all knowing (omniscient), and all-good, (omnibenevolent) how can evil and injustice exist?
Rabbi Alan Lurie: How Could God Have Allowed the Holocaust? Rabbi Alan Lurie 2012
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If this is the case, we must assume that God is not omnibenevolent by necessity.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Three - The Nature of God and Evil | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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