Webster's Dictionary 1828

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THEATRE

THE'ATRE, noun [Latin theatrum; Gr. to see.]1. Among the ancients, an edifice in which spectacles or shows were exhibited for the amusement of spectators.2. In modern times, a h...

785

THEATRIC

THEAT'RICTHEAT'RICAL, adjective Pertaining to a theater or to scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; as theatrical dress; theatrical performances;...

786

THEATRICALLY

THEAT'RICALLY, adverb In the manner of actors on the state; in a manner suiting the stage.

787

THEAVE

THEAVE'THEE, pronoun obj. case of thou.THEE, verb intransitive To thrive; to prosper.

788

THEE

THEE, pron. obj. case of thou.THEE, v.i. To thrive; to prosper.

789

THEFT

THEFT, noun The act of stealing. In law, the private, unlawful, felonious taking of another person's goods or movables, with an intent to steal them. To constitute theft the tak...

790

THEIR

THEIR, pronounpronominal1.their has the sense of a pronominal adjective, denoting of them, or the possession of two or more; as their voices; their garments; their houses; their...

791

THEISM

THE'ISM, noun [from Gr. God.] The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism. theism differs from deism, for although deism implies a belief in th...

792

THEIST

THE'IST, noun One who believes in the existence of a God.

793

THEISTIC

THEIS'TICTHEIS'TICAL, adjective Pertaining to theism, or to a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.

794

THEM

THEM, pronoun the objective case of they, and of both genders. [In our mother tongue, them is an adjective, answering to the, in the dative and ablative cases of both numbers. T...

795

THEME

THEME, noun [Latin thema; Gr. to set or place.]1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks. The preacher takes a text for the theme of his discourse.When a soldier ...

796

THEMSELVES

THEMSELVES, a compound of them and selves, and added to they by way of emphasis or pointed distinction. Thus we say, they themselves have done the mischief; they cannot blame ot...

797

THEN

THEN, adverb1. At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future.And the Canaanite was then in the land. Genesis 12:6.That is, when Abram migrated and came into...

798

THENCE

THENCE, adverb thens.1. From that place.When you depart thence shake off the dust of your feet. Mark 6:1.It is more usual, though not necessary, to use from before thenceThen wi...

799

THENCEFORTH

THENCEFORTH, adverb thens'forth. [thence and forth.] From that time.If the salt hath lost its savor, it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matthew 5:13.This is also preceded by fr...

800

THENCEFORWARD

THENCEFOR'WARD, adverb [thence and forward.] From that time onward.

801

THENCEFROM

THENCEFROM', adverb [thence and from.] From that place. [Not in use.]

802

THEOCRACY

THEOC'RACY, noun [Gr. God, and power; to hold.] Government of a state by the immediate direction of God; or the state thus governed. Of this species the Israelites furnish an il...

803

THEOCRATICICAL

THEOCRAT'IC'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to a theocracy; administered by the immediate direction of God; as the theocratical state of the Israelites. The government of the Israeli...

804

THEODICY

THE'ODICY, noun [Latin dico, to speak.]The science of God; metaphysical theology.

805

THEODOLITE

THEOD'OLITE, noun [Gr. to run, and long.] An instrument for taking the heights and distances of objects, or for measuring horizontal and vertical angles in land-surveying.

806

THEOGONY

THEOG'ONY, noun [Gr. God, and to be born.] In mythology, the generation of the gods; or that branch of heathen theology which taught the genealogy of their deities. Hesiod compo...

807

THEOLOGASTER

THEOL'OGASTER, noun A kind of quack in divinity; as a quack in medicine is called medicaster.

808

THEOLOGIAN

THEOLO'GIAN, noun [See Theology.] A divine; a person well versed in theology, or a professor of divinity.

809

THEOLOGIC

THEOLOG'ICTHEOLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Theology.] Pertaining to divinity, or the science of God and of divine things; as a theological treatise; theological criticism.

810

THEOLOGICALLY

THEOLOG'ICALLY, adverb According to the principles of theology.