Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Thaumatrope

Thau″ma‐trope (?), n.(Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.☞ It consists of a car...

1865

Thaumaturge

Thau″ma‐turge (?), n. [See Thaumaturgus.] A magician; a wonder worker. Lowell.

1866

Thaumaturgic

{ Thau′ma‐tur″gic (?), Thau′ma‐tur″gic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. Burton.

1867

Thaumaturgics

Thau′ma‐tur″gics (?), n. Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.

1868

Thaumaturgist

Thau′ma‐tur″gist (?), n. One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker. Carlyle.

1869

Thaumaturgus

‖Thau′ma‐tur″gus (?), n. A miracle worker; — a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

1870

Thaumaturgy

Thau″ma‐tur′gy (?), n. The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. T. Warton.

1871

Thave

Thave (?), n. Same as Theave.

1872

Thaw

Thaw (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Thawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Thawing.] [AS. þāwian, þāwan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), I...

1873

Thaw (2)

Thaw, v. t. To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

1874

Thaw (3)

Thaw, n. The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost;...

1875

Thawy

Thaw″y (?), a. Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting.

1876

The

The (?), v. i. See Thee. Chaucer. Milton.

1877

The (2)

The (t͡hē, when emphatic or alone; t͡hē̍, obscure before a vowel; t͡he, obscure before a consonant; 37), definite article. [AS. ðe, a later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. sē,...

1878

The (3)

The, adv. [AS. ðē, ðȳ, instrumental case of sē, seó, ðæt, the definite article. See 2d The.] By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; — used before comparatives; as, t...

1879

Thea

‖The″a (?), n. [NL. See Tea.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.☞ It is now commonly referred to the genus Camellia.

1880

Theandric

The‐an″dric (?), a. Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature. Murdock.

1881

Theanthropic

{ The′an‐throp″ic (?), The′an‐throp″ic‐al (?), } a. Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and humanity.The gorgeous and imposing figures of his theanthropic sytem. Gladstone.

1882

Theanthropism

The‐an″thro‐pism (?), n. 1. A state of being God and man. Coleridge.2. The ascription of human atributes to the Deity, or to a polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism. Gladstone.

1883

Theanthropist

The‐an″thro‐pist (?), n. One who advocates, or believes in, theanthropism.

1884

Theanthropy

The‐an″thro‐py (?), n. Theanthropism.

1885

Thearchic

The‐ar″chic (?), a. [Gr. �. See Thearchy.] Divinely sovereign or supreme.He is the thearchic Intelligence. Milman.

1886

Thearchy

The″ar‐chy (?), n. [Gr. � god + -archy: cf. Gr. � the supreme deity.] Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.

1887

Theater

{ The″a‐ter, The″a‐tre } (?), n. [F. théâtre, L. theatrum, Gr. �, fr. � to see, view; cf. Skr. dhyā to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.] 1. An edifice in which dramatic performances...

1888

Theatin

{ The″a‐tin, The″a‐tine } (?), n. [F. théatin, It. theatino.] (R. C. Ch.) 1. One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise...

1889

Theatral

The″a‐tral (?), a. [L. theatralis: cf. F. théatral.] Of or pertaining to a theater; theatrical.

1890

Theatric

The‐at″ric (?), a. Theatrical.Woods over woods in gay, theatric pride. Goldsmith.