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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is a philosophical term which, according to Plato, is limitation, imperfection, the inherent condition of all finite existence, and the necessary cause of evil. Leibnitz (Causa Dei, 69, 72; Essai suo la bonte de Dieu, 1iere partie, 29, 31; 3ieme partie, 378), after Augustine, Aquinas, and others, held similar views.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Privation'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/privation.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Privation'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/privation.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.