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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Thē'a-tral, a. p. 1371Of, or pertaining to, a theater; theatrical. [Obs.]The-ăt'rie or The-ăt'rie-al, a. p. 1371Of, or pertaining to, a theater, or to scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; as, theatrical dress; theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. “Woods over woods in…The-ăt'rie-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 1371The state or quality of being theatrical.The-ăt'rie-al-ly, adv. p. 1371In a theatrical manner; in a manner suiting the stage.The-āt'rie-alṣ, n. pl. p. 1371Dramatic performances. Such fashionable cant terms as theatricals, . . . invented by the flippant Topham, still survive among his confraternity of frivolity. Disraeli.Thēave, n. p. 1371A ewe of the first year; also, a sheep three years old. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Thē'ban, n. p. 1371(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak.Thē'ban, a. p. 1371(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Thebes. Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. Bryant.Thē'ba-id, n. p. 1371A Latin epic poem by Statius on the subject of, or regarding, Thebes.Thē'ca, n. p. 1371A sheath, case, or envelope; especially, (a.) (Bot.) The cell of an anther; also, a spore-case. Gray. (b.) (Anat.) An organ or part which incloses another, or which contains something; case; sheath.Thē'cal, a. p. 1371Of, or relating to, a theca.Thē'că-phōre, n. p. 1371(Bot.) (a.) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with theca. (b.) The pedicel or stipe of an ovary, in some plants;—called also gynophore, basigynium, and podogynium.Thē'co-dōnt, n. p. 1371(Palæon.) An extinct saurian, having the teeth implanted in sockets. R. Owen.Thē'co-dōnt, a. p. 1371(Zoöl.) (a.) Having the teeth inserted in a bony socket. (b.) Of, or pertaining to, the thecodonts.Thee, pron. p. 1371objective case of thou. [A-S. the, thee, O. Sax. thi, thic, O. Fries. thi, Goth. thuk, O. H. Ger. dih, N. H. Ger. dich.] See THOU.Thee, v. i. p. 1371To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] Well mote ye thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.Thēft, n. p. 1371The act of stealing; (Law.) The private, unlawful, felonious taking of another person’s goods or movables, with an intent to steal them. ☞ To constitute theft, the taking must be in private, or…Thēft'-bōte, n. p. 1371(Law.) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.Thē'i-fōrm, a. p. 1371Having the form of tea.The-ī'na, n. p. 1372The same as THEINE.Thē'ine, n. p. 1372(Chem.) A bitter, fusible, and volatile principle, obtained in the form of fine white prisms of a silky luster, from tea, coffee, Paraguay tea, and guarana. It is the same as caffeine. Gregory.Théir, a. pron. p. 1372Of them;—employed in the sense of a pronominal adjective, denoting of or belonging to, or the possession by two or more; as, their voices; their garments; their houses; their land; their country.…Thē'ism, n. p. 1372The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism.Thē'ist, n. p. 1372One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God;— opposed to atheist.The-ist'ic or The-ist'ic-al, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, theism, or to a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.Thel-phü'si-an, n. p. 1372(Zoöl.) One of a family of crustaceans resembling the land-crab, which live in the earth near the shore.Thĕm, pron. p. 1372objective case of they. [A-S. dat. pl. thæm, acc. pl. thā.] Those persons or things; those. See THEY. Go ye to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. Then shall the King say unto them…Thēme, n. p. 1372A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks. When a soldier was the theme, my name Was not far off. Shak. 2. A short dissertation composed by a student, usually upon some assigned topic. 3.…Thē'mis p. 1372(Gr. Myth.) The goddess of law and justice.Them-sélves, pron. p. 1372pl. of himself, herself, or itself. See HIMSELF, HERSELF, and ITSELF.Thēn, adv. p. 1372At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future. And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen. xii. 6. Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Cor.…Thēn, conj. p. 1372In that case; in consequence. If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke. Syn.—Therefore.—THEN, THEREFORE. Both these words are used in reasoning; but therefore takes the lead, while…Thēn’a-dāys, adv. p. 1372At that time; then; in those days;—opposed or correlative to nowadays. [Rare.]Thē'nal, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, the thenar. Dunglison.Thē'nar, n. p. 1372(Anat.) The palm of the hand, or the sole of the foot. Dunglison.Thē'nar, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, the thenar; thenal; as, the thenar eminence.Thĕnçe, adv. p. 1372From that place. When you depart thence, shake off the dust of your feet. Mark vi. 11. ☞ It is not unusual, though a pleonasm, to use from before thence. Then I will send and fetch thee from thence.…Thĕnçe'fōrth, adv. p. 1372From that time. If the salt have lost his savor, . . . it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13. ☞ This is sometimes preceded by from,—a redundancy sanctioned by custom. And from thenceforth…Thĕnçe-fôr'ward, adv. p. 1372From that time onward.Thēnçe-frōm', adv. p. 1372From that place. [Obs.]Thē'o-brō'mā, n. p. 1372(Bot.) A genus of plants producing the cacao or chocolate nut. 2. A superior preparation of the cacao or cocoa.Thē'o-brō'mine, n. p. 1372(Chem.) A principle homologous with caffeine, obtained from the seeds of Theobroma cacao, or the chocolate nut. Gregory.Thē'o-chrīst'ic, a. p. 1372Anointing by God.The-ō'cra-cy, n. p. 1372Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God. 2. The state thus governed.The-ōc'ra-sy, n. p. 1372A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols. This syncretistic theocrasý by no means excludes in him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. J. Murphy. 2. (Anc. Philos.) An…Thē'o-crāt, n. p. 1372One who obeys God as his civil ruler.The'o-crāt'ic, a. p. 1372[Fr. théocratique, It. & Sp.Thē'o-crāt'ic-al p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, a theocracy; administered by the immediate direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.The-ōd'i-cy, n. p. 1372A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.The-ŏd'o-līte, n. p. 1372An instrument, variously constructed, used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. ☞ The theodolite consists…The-ŏd'o-līt'ic, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, a theodolite; made by means of a theodolite; as, theodolitic observations.Thē'o-gōn'ic, a. p. 1372Of, or relating to, theogony.The-ōg'o-nīst, n. p. 1372A writer on theogony.The-ōg'o-ny, n. p. 1372(Myth.) The generation of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which taught the genealogy of their deities; as, Hesiod composed a poem concerning that theogony, or the creation of the world and…The-ŏl'o-gās'ter, n. p. 1372A kind of quack in divinity; a pretended or superficial theologian. [Rare.] Burton.The-ol'o-ger, n. p. 1372The same as THEOLOGIAN. [Obs.] Certain it is that divers modern theologers do not only seriously, but zealously, contend that there is nothing absolutely, intrinsically, and naturally good and evil…Thē'o-lō'gi-an, n. p. 1372A person well versed in theology or a professor of divinity; a divine.Thē/o-lŏg'ie or Thē/o-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, divinity, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise; theological criticism.Thē'o-lōg'ĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 1372In a theological manner; according to the principles of theology.Thē'o-lōg'ies, n. sing. p. 1372The science of theology; theology. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]