Thĕr'a-peŭ'ties, n. sing. & pl.
[Fr. thérapeutique, Sp. & It. terapeutica.]
Sense 1. (sing.) That part of medicine which respects the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]
Sense 2. (pl.) A religious sect described by Philo. They were devotees to their religious tenets.