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Thanage

The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.

thanatopsis

A view of death; a meditation on the subject of death.

Thanatopsis

The title of a poem by William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), meditating on the subject of death. One of Bryant's best-remembered poems, it was written in 1811 and was discovered and rushed to publication in 1817 (in the North American Review) by Bryant's father, originally without the poet's knowledge. A revised version was published in 1821. In this elegy Bryant reflects that death comes to all men, common and great, and that all eventually shall rest together in the "mighty sepulchre" of the earth.

Thane

A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them, and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the Conquest, this title was disused, and baron took its place.

thanedom

The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage.

thanehood

The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes, collectively.

thaneship

The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the seignioralty of a thane.

thank

A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.

Thank

To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used also ironically for blame.

Thankful

Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

Thankless

Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.

Thanksgiver

One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.

Thanksgiving

The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies.

Thankworthy

Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude; mreitorious.

Tharos

A small American butterfly (Phycoides tharos) having the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black, the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called also pearl crescent.

That

As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket are good apples.

Thatch

To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.

Thatching

The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc.

Thaumatolatry

Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous things.

Thaumatrope

An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.

thaumaturgist

One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker; a thaumaturge.

thaumaturgus

A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

thaumaturgy

The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain.

thaw

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; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.

thawy

Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting.

The

By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.

The Iron Gates Iron Gate

A famous gorge, about 1/ miles long, cut by the Danube in the Carpathian mountains near the intersection of Hungary, Serbia, and Rumania.

the pits pits

The worst possible situation, person, or thing; something extremely bad, boring, or depressing; -- always used with the; as, cleaning the house is the pits.

Thea

A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.

theandric

Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature.

Thearchy

Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.

Theatine Theatin

One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction.

Theatral

Of or pertaining to a theater; theatrical.

Theatre Theater

An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.

Theatrical

Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures.

Theatricals

Dramatic performances; especially, those produced by amateurs.

Theave

A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old.

Thebaic

Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.

Thebaid

A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in Boeotia.

Thebaine

A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.

Theban

A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.

Theca

A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.

Thecal

Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.

Thecaphore

A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae. See Basigynium.

Thecla

Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.

Thecodactyl

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.

Thecodontia

A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.

Thecophora

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

An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda.

Thedom

Success; fortune; luck; chance.

Thee

The objective case of thou. See Thou.

Theft

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.

Theftbote

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.

Theine

See Caffeine. Called also theina.

Their

The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.

Theism

The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea.

Theist

One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to atheist.

Theistical Theistic

Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.

Thelphusian

One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical countries.

Thelytokous

Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.

Them

The objective case of they. See They.

Thematic

Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.

Theme

A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

Themis

The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.

Themselves

The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself.

Thenadays

At that time; then; in those days; -- correlative to nowadays.

Thenar

The palm of the hand. 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.

Thenar Thenal

Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.

Thenardite

Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster.

Theobromic

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

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.

Theocracy

Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.

Theocrasy

A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols.

Theocrat

One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.

Theocratical Theocratic

Of or pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.

Theodicy

A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.

Theodolite

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

Of or pertaining to a theodolite; made by means of a theodolite; as, theodolitic observations.

Theogony

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.

Theologian

A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or divinity; a divine.

Theological

Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise.

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