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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-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.Thěr'a-peŭ'tie or Thěr'a-peŭ'tie-al, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. Medicine is justly distributed into “prophylactic,” or the art of preserving health, and…Thĕr'a-peŭ'ties, n. sing. & pl. p. 1373(sing.) That part of medicine which respects the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] 2. (pl.) A religious sect described by Philo. They were devotees to…Thēr'a-peü'tist, n. p. 1373One versed in therapeutics.There, adv. p. 1373In that place. The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. Gen. ii. 8. There is sometimes opposed to here. Darkness there might well seem twilight…Thêre/a-bout' or Thêre/a-bouts', adv. p. 1373Near that place. 2. Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly; as, ten men, or thereabouts. 3. Concerning that. [Rare.] They were much perplexed thereabout. Luke xxiv. 4.Thêre-âft'er, adv. p. 1373After that; afterward. Spenser. 2. According to that; accordingly. I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the church and commonwealth to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves…Thêre-ăt', adv. p. 1373At that place. Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Matt. vii. 13. 2. At that occurrence or event; on that account. Every error…Thêre-bȳ', adv. p. 1373By that; by that means; in consequence of that. Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee. Job xxii. 21.Thêre-fôr', adv. p. 1373For that, or this, or it.There'fore, conj. & adv. p. 1373For that or this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that. I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. Luke xiv. 20. 2. Consequently; by consequence. He blushes; therefore…Thère-frôm', adv. p. 1373From this or that. Turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left. Josh. xxiii. 6.Thêre-in', adv. p. 1373In that or this place, time, or thing; in that particular. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. Gen. ix. 7. Therein our letters do not well agree. Shak.Thère'in-tọ', adv. p. 1373Into that, or that place. Let not them that are in the countries enter therein-to. Luke xxi. 21.Thê're-ôf’, adv. p. 1373Of that or this. In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17.Thē're-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1373The same as THERAPEUTICS.Thêre-ôn’, adv. p. 1373On that or this. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. Esther vii. 9.Thêre-out', adv. p. 1373Out of that or this. He shall take thereout his handful of the flour. Lev. ii. 2.Thère-to', adv. p. 1373To that or this.Thère-ûn'der, adv. p. 1373Under that or this.Thêre-ùnʹt'o, adv. p. 1373Unto that or this; thereto.Thêre-up-ôn’, adv. p. 1373Upon that or this. The remnant of the house of Judah, they shall feed thereupon. Zeph. ii. 7. 2. On account of that; in consequence of that. He hopes to find you forward. And thereupon he sends you…Thêre-while', adv. p. 1373At the same time. [Obs.]Thêre-with', adv. p. 1373With that or this. I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. Phil. iv. 11.Thêre'with-al', adv. p. 1373Over and above. [Obs.] 2. At the same time. [Obs.] Shak. 3. With that or this; therewith. Spenser.Thĕrf, a. p. 1373Not fermented; unleavened. [Obs.]Thérf'-brēad, n. p. 1373Unleavened bread. [Obs.]Thē'ri-ae or The-rī'a-cā, n. p. 1373An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary…Thē'ri-æ, a. p. 1373Theriacal.The-rī'ae-al or Thér'ri-al, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, theriac; medicinal. Bacon.Thē'ri-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 1373The anatomy of animals; zöötomy. Dunglison.Thér'mæ, n. pl. p. 1373Springs or baths of warm water.Thĕr'mal, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, heat; warm; as, thermal waters. “The thermal condition of the earth.” J. D. Forbes.Ther-mĕt'o-grāph, n. p. 1373A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods. Nichol.Thĕr'mic, a. p. 1374Of, pertaining to, or due to, heat: thermal; as, thermic lines. Nichol.Thermidor, n. p. 1374The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It commenced July 19, and ended August 17. See VENDEMIAIRE.Thĕr'mo-ba-rōm'e-ter, n. p. 1374A barometric instrument graduated for giving altitudes by the boiling point of water. Dana.Ther-mōch'ro-sy, n. p. 1374(Physics.) The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic…Thĕr'mo-cūr'rent, n. p. 1374A current, as of electricity, developed or set in motion by the action of heat.Thĕr'mo-dy-năm'ic, a. p. 1374Relating to thermo-dynamics; caused or operated by force due to the application of heat. Nichol.Thĕr'mo-dy-năm'ics, n. sing. p. 1374The science which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Thĕr'mo-e-lēe'tric, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, thermo-electricity; as, thermo-electric currents. Nichol.Thēr'mo-ē-lec-tri'ci-ty, n. p. 1374Electricity developed by the action of heat.Thĕr'mo-gĕn, n. p. 1374The elementary matter of heat; caloric;— a term applied chiefly to warm springs.Thĕr'mo-grāph, n. p. 1374An instrument for recording automatically indications of the variation of temperature.Ther-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 1374A discourse or account of heat. Whewell.Thĕr'mo-măg'net-ism, n. p. 1374Magnetism as affected or caused by the action of heat; the relation of heat to magnetism.Ther-mōm'e-ter, n. p. 1374An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by proportional changes in their volume or dimensions. The thermometer usually…Thĕr'mo-mĕt'rie or Thĕr'mo-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, a thermometer; as, the thermometrical scale or tube. 2. Made by means of a thermometer; as, thermometrical observations.Thĕr'mo-mē'tric-al-ly, adv. p. 1374In a thermometrical manner; by means of a thermometer.Thĕr'mo-mŭl'ti-plī'er, n. p. 1374(Physics.) An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different…Thĕr'mo-scōpe, n. p. 1374Any instrument for indicating changes of temperature without indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected; especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford for measuring minute…