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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'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.]The-ŏl'o-ġist, n. p. 1372One studious in the science of divinity, or one well versed in that science; a divine.The-ŏl'o-ġīze, v. t. p. 1372To render theological. “Aristotle’s philosophy theologized.” Glanville.The-ŏl'o-ġīze, v. i. p. 1372To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.The-ŏl'o-ġīz'er, n. p. 1372A divine, or a professor of theology; a theologian. [Rare.] Boyle.Thē'o-lōgue, n. p. 1372The same as THEOLOGIST. Ye gentle theologues of calmer kind. Young. He [Jerome] was the theologue—and the word is designation enough. J. Taylor.The-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 1372The science of God and his relations to his creatures; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the…The-ōm'a-chist, n. p. 1372One who fights against the gods. He had defended Christianity against the vile, blasphemous, and impotent theomachists of the day. De Quincey.The-ōm'a-chy, n. p. 1372A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the giants with the gods. 2. Opposition to the divine will. Bacon.Thē'o-mān'cy, n. p. 1372A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.Thē/o-pa-thēt'ic or Thē/o-pāth'ic, a. p. 1372Of, or pertaining to, theopathy.The-ōp'a-thy, n. p. 1372Capacity for religious affections or worship.The-ŏph'a-ny, n. p. 1372A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance.Thē'o-phīl'an-thrōp'ie, a. p. 1372Uniting love to God with that to man.Thē'o-phĭl-ăn’thro-pĭsm, n. p. 1372Love to both God and man.Thē'o-phi-lăn'thro-pīst, n. p. 1372(Eccl. Hist.) One of a class of persons in France during the revolution, whose object was to establish reason in the place of Christianity.Thē'o-phĭl'o-sŏph'ic, a. p. 1372Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy.Thē'op-neüst'ie, a. p. 1372Given by the inspiration of the Spirit of God.Thē'op-neüst'y, n. p. 1372Divine inspiration; the supernatural influence of the Divine Spirit in qualifying men to receive and communicate revealed truth.The-ōr' hist, n. p. 1372(Mus.) One who plays a theorbo.The-ôr'bo, n. p. 1372(Mus.) A musical instrument made like a large lute, but with two heads, to each of which some of the strings were attached. ☞ It was also called the archlute, and was used chiefly, if not only, as an…Thē'o-rem, n. p. 1372That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule. “Not theories, but theorems (θεωρήματα), the intelligible products of contemplation, intellectual objects in the…Thē'o-re-măt'ic or Thē'o-re-măt'ic-al or Thē'o-rĕm'ic, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, a theorem; comprised in a theorem; consisting of theorems; as, theoremic truth.Thē'o-rĕt'ic or Thē'o-rĕt'ic-al, a. p. 1373Pertaining to, depending on, or confined to theory or speculation; speculative. 2. Terminating in theory or speculation; not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences.Thē'o-rĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1373In a theoretical manner; by theory; in speculation; speculatively; not practically.Thē'o-rĕt'ics, n. sing. p. 1373The speculative part of a science; speculation. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] At the very first, with our Lord himself, and his apostles, as represented to us in the New Testament, morals come before…Thē'o-ric, n. p. 1373Speculation; theory. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.The-ŏr'ic, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, the theorica. 2. Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretically skilled. [Obs. and rare.] A man but young, Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic In all humanity. Massinger.The-ŏr'i-cȧ, n. pl. p. 1373(Gr. Antiq.) Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments, especially theatrical performances, and in largesses among the people.The-ŏr'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1373Theoretically. [Obs.]Thē'o-rĭst, n. p. 1373One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation. The greatest theorists have given the preference to such a government as that of this kingdom. Addison.Thē'o-rīze, v. i. p. 1373To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate; as, to theorize on the existence of phlogiston.Thē'o-rīz'er, n. p. 1373One who theorizes; a theorist.Thē'o-ry, n. p. 1373A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation. ☞ “This word is employed by English writers in a very loose and…Thē'o-sŏph'ic or Thē'o-sŏph'ic-al, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, theosophy.The-ōs'o-phĭsm, n. p. 1373Theosophy, or a process of it. Murdock.The-ō'so-phist, n. p. 1373One addicted to theosophy. The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God, or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspection of his own, for its basis. Vaughan.Thē'os-o-phĭst'ic-al, a. p. 1373Theosophical. See THEOSOPHICAL.The-ōs'o-phīze, v. i. p. 1373To practice theosophy. [Rare.]The-ōs'o-phy, n. p. 1373Supposed intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent attainment of superhuman knowledge by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the…Thēr'a-peu'tæ, n. pl. p. 1373(Eccl. Hist.) A Jewish sect in Egypt, resembling the Essenes in Palestine;—applied also to the early Christians, and, very rarely, to the early monks. Eadie.