<B>theocentricity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being theocentric. </DL>
<A NAME="theocentrism">
<B>theocentrism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> adherence to theocentric views or doctrines. </DL>
<A NAME="theocracy">
<B>theocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a government in which God, or a god, is recognized as the supreme civil ruler and in which religious authorities rule the state as God's, or a god's, representatives. <BR> <I>Ex. In the little theocracy which the Pilgrims established ... the ministry was the only order of nobility (Harriet Beecher Stowe).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any government headed by religious authorities. <DD><B> 3. </B>a country or state governed by a theocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="theocrasy">
<B>theocrasy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a mixture of several gods in one deity or of the worship of different gods. <DD><B> 2. </B>the intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation. </DL>
<A NAME="theocrat">
<B>theocrat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who rules in a theocracy, alone or as a member of a governing body. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who favors theocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="theocratic">
<B>theocratic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of, having to do with, or of the nature of theocracy. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a theocracy. <BR> <I>Ex. a theocratic state.</I> adv. <B>theocratically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="theocratical">
<B>theocratical, </B>adjective. =theocratic.</DL>
<A NAME="theocritean">
<B>Theocritean, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or in the manner of Theocritus, the ancient Greek poet of country life and scenes; pastoral; idyllic. </DL>
<A NAME="theodicy">
<B>theodicy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a vindication of the justice and holiness of God in establishing a world in which evil exists. </DL>
<A NAME="theodidact">
<B>theodidact, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> taught by God. <BR> <I>Ex. Owing nothing to church or schools he [St. Francis] was truly theodidact (Louise S. Houghton).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a person taught by God. </DL>
<A NAME="theodolite">
<B>theodolite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles. </DL>
<A NAME="theodolitic">
<B>theodolitic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a theodolite; made by means of a theodolite. </DL>
<A NAME="theogonic">
<B>theogonic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or relating to theogony. </DL>
<A NAME="theogonist">
<B>theogonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person skilled in theogony; person who writes about theogony. </DL>
<A NAME="theogony">
<B>theogony, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the origin of the gods. <DD><B> 2. </B>an account of this; genealogical account of the gods. </DL>
<B>theologaster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shallow theologian; pretender in theology. </DL>
<A NAME="theologate">
<B>theologate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a theological college or seminary. </DL>
<A NAME="theologian">
<B>theologian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in theology, especially Christian theology; divine. </DL>
<A NAME="theologic">
<B>theologic, </B>adjective. =theological.</DL>
<A NAME="theological">
<B>theological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with theology. A theological school trains young people for the ministry. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the nature and will of God; scriptural. </DL>
<A NAME="theologically">
<B>theologically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> according to theology. <BR> <I>Ex. The religions of Japan are, both theologically and institutionally, quite different from those of the Western world (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="theologicalvirtues">
<B>theological virtues,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> faith, hope, and charity (I Corinthians 13:13). </DL>
<A NAME="theologist">
<B>theologist, </B>noun. =theologian.</DL>
<A NAME="theologize">
<B>theologize, </B>verb, <B>-gized,</B> <B>-gizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to reason theologically; theorize or speculate on theological subjects. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to make theological; treat theologically. noun <B>theologization.</B> noun <B>theologizer.</B> </DL>
<B>theology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the study of God and His relations with man and the universe. <DD><B> 2. </B>the study of religion and religious beliefs. <DD><B> 3. </B>a system of religious beliefs. <BR> <I>Ex. Calvinistic theology.</I> <DD> (Abbr:) theol. </DL>
<A NAME="theologyofliberation">
<B>theology of liberation,</B> <B>=liberation theology.</B> <I>Ex. Liberation illuminated by the so-called theology of liberation, adds to our understanding of human relationships at personal, political and religious levels (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="theomorphic">
<B>theomorphic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the form or likeness of God. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the doctrine that man is formed in God's image. </DL>
<A NAME="theonomous">
<B>theonomous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with theonomy. <BR> <I>Ex. the outdated medieval concept of God as the "theonomous" controller of all forces in the universe (Time).</I> adv. <B>theonomously.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="theonomy">
<B>theonomy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being ruled by God; government by God. </DL>
<A NAME="theopathetic">
<B>theopathetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> responsive to divine influence; emotionally sensitive to feelings inspired by contemplation of God. </DL>
<A NAME="theopathic">
<B>theopathic, </B>adjective. =theopathetic.</DL>
<A NAME="theopathy">
<B>theopathy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-thies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> piety or a sense of piety. </DL>
<A NAME="theophanic">
<B>theophanic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with theophany. </DL>
<A NAME="theophany">
<B>theophany, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an appearance of God or a god to man. </DL>
<A NAME="theophobia">
<B>theophobia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fear or dread of God. </DL>
<A NAME="theophylline">
<B>theophylline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a poisonous, crystalline alkaloid, isomeric with theobromine, contained in tea leaves in very small amounts and used to treat hypertension and various heart conditions. </DL>
<A NAME="theor">
<B>theor.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> theorem. </DL>
<A NAME="theorbo">
<B>theorbo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an obsolete kind of lute having two necks. </DL>
<A NAME="theorem">
<B>theorem, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Mathematics.) <DD><B> a. </B>a statement that is to be proved or that has been proved. (Example:) In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal. <DD><B> b. </B>a rule or statement of relations that can be expressed by an equation or formula. <BR> <I>Ex. Geometrical theorems grew out of empirical methods (Herbert Spencer).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any statement or rule that can be proved to be true. <DD><B> 3. </B>a kind of picture produced by painting through one or more colored stencils, made especially in the 1800's. </DL>
<A NAME="theorematic">
<B>theorematic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with, by means of, or of the nature of a theorem. <BR> <I>Ex. theorematic truth.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="theoretic">
<B>theoretic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=theoretical.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>theoretics,</B> theoretical matters; theory. <BR> <I>Ex. Morals come before contemplation, ethics before theoretics (H. B. Wilson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="theoretical">
<B>theoretical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>planned or worked out in the mind, not from experience; based on theory, not on fact; limited to theory. (SYN) hypothetical. <DD><B> 2a. </B>dealing with theory only; not practical. <BR> <I>Ex. City boys can get a theoretical knowledge of farming from textbooks.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>having the object of knowledge as its end; concerned with knowledge only, not with accomplishing anything or producing anything; purely scientific. (SYN) speculative. </DL>
<A NAME="theoreticalarithmetic">
<B>theoretical arithmetic,</B> =theory of numbers.</DL>
<A NAME="theoretically">
<B>theoretically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in theory; according to theory; in a theoretical manner. </DL>
<A NAME="theoretician">
<B>theoretician, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in the theory of an art, science, etc. </DL>
<A NAME="theorist">
<B>theorist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who forms theories. <DD><B> 2. </B>one who is adept in the theory (contrasted with practice) of a subject. </DL>
<A NAME="theorize">
<B>theorize, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-rized,</B> <B>-rizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to form a theory or theories; speculate. <BR> <I>Ex. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data (Conan Doyle).</I> noun <B>theorization.</B> noun <B>theorizer.</B> </DL>
