Thecasporous (a.) Having the spores in thecae, or cases.
Thecata (n. pl.) Same as Thecophora.
Thecla (n.) Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.
Thecodactyl (n.) Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed.
Thecodont (a.) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
Thecodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the thecodonts.
Thecodont (n.) One of the Thecodontia.
Thecodontia (n. pl.) A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.
Thecophora (n. pl.) A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.
Thecosomata (n. pl.) An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda.
Thedom (n.) Success; fortune; luck; chance.
Thee (a.) To thrive; to prosper.
Thee (pron.) The objective case of thou. See Thou.
Theft (n.) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.
Theft (n.) The thing stolen.
Theftbote (n.) 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.
Thegn (n.) Thane. See Thane.
Thegnhood (n.) Thanehood.
Theiform (a.) Having the form of tea.
Theine (n.) See Caffeine. Called also theina.
Their (pron. & a.) The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.
Theism (n.) The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.
Theist (n.) One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to atheist.
Theistic (a.) Alt. of Theistical
Theistical (a.) Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.
Thelphusian (n.) One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical countries.
Thelytokous (a.) Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.
Them (pron.) The objective case of they. See They.
Thematic (a.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.
Thematic (n.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject.
Theme (n.) A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
Theme (n.) Discourse on a certain subject.
Theme (n.) A composition or essay required of a pupil.
Theme (n.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
Theme (n.) That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.
Theme (n.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
Themis (n.) The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.
Themselves (pron.) The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself.
Then (adv.) At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
Then (adv.) Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
Then (adv.) At another time; later; again.
Then (conj.) Than.
Then (conj.) In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.
Thenadays (adv.) At that time; then; in those days; -- correlative to nowadays.
Thenal (a.) Alt. of Thenar
Thenar (a.) Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.
Thenar (n.) The palm of the hand.
Thenar (n.) The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot.
Thenardite (n.) Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster.
Thence (adv.) From that place.
Thence (adv.) From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.
Thence (adv.) For that reason; therefore.
Thence (adv.) Not there; elsewhere; absent.
Thenceforth (adv.) From that time; thereafter.
Thenceforward (adv.) From that time onward; thenceforth.
Thencefrom (adv.) From that place.
Theobroma (n.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao.
Theobromic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from Arachis hypogaea), etc., as a white waxy crystalline substance.
Theobromine (n.) An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2, homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (from Theobroma Cacao) as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also dimethyl xanthine.
Theochristic (a.) Anointed by God.
Theocracy (n.) Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
Theocracy (n.) The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
Theocrasy (n.) A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols.
Theocrasy (n.) An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.
Theocrat (n.) One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.
Theocratic (a.) Alt. of Theocratical
Theocratical (a.) Of or pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.
Theodicy (n.) A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.
Theodicy (n.) That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul.
Theodolite (n.) An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed.
Theodolitic (a.) Of or pertaining to a theodolite; made by means of a theodolite; as, theodolitic observations.
Theogonic (a.) Of or relating to theogony.
Theogonism (n.) Theogony.
Theogonist (n.) A writer on theogony.
Theogony (n.) The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.
Theologaster (n.) A pretender or quack in theology.
Theologer (n.) A theologian.
Theologian (n.) A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or divinity; a divine.
Theologic (a.) Theological.
Theological (a.) Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise.
Theologics (n.) Theology.
Theologist (n.) A theologian.
Theologized (imp. & p. p.) of Theologize
Theologizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Theologize
Theologize (v. t.) To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.
Theologize (v. i.) To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.
Theologizer (n.) One who theologizes; a theologian.
Theologue (n.) A theologian.
Theologue (n.) A student in a theological seminary.
Theologies (pl. ) of Theology
Theology (n.) The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life."
Theomachist (n.) One who fights against the gods; one who resists God of the divine will.
Theomachy (n.) A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the gods.
Theomachy (n.) A battle or strife among the gods.
Theomachy (n.) Opposition to God or the divine will.
Theomancy (n.) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
Theopathetic (a.) Alt. of Theopathic
Theopathic (a.) Of or pertaining to a theopathy.
Theopathy (n.) Capacity for religious affections or worship.
Theophanic (a.) Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.