1then adverb 1 : at that time

2 : soon after that : NEXT

3 : in addition : BESIDES

4 : in that case

5 : CONSEQUENTLY

Synonyms

additionally, again, also, besides, further, furthermore, likewise, more, moreover, too, withal, yet

2then noun : that time

3then adjective : existing or acting at that time

thence adverb 1 : from that place

2 archaic : THENCEFORTH

3 : from that fact : THEREFROM

thence·forth adverb : from that time forward : THEREAFTER

thence·for·ward also thence·for·wards adverb : onward from that place or time

the·oc·ra·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : government by officials regarded as divinely inspired

2 : a state governed by a theocracy

— the·o·crat·ic adjective

theol abbreviation theological; theology

the·ol·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially : the study of God and of God's relation to the world

2 : a theory or system of theology

— the·o·lo·gian noun

— the·o·log·i·cal adjective

the·o·rem noun 1 : a statement esp. in mathematics that has been or is to be proved

2 : an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth : PROPOSITION

the·o·ret·i·cal also the·o·ret·ic adjective 1 : relating to or having the character of theory

2 : existing only in theory : HYPOTHETICAL

— the·o·ret·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

conjectural, hypothetical, speculative; also alleged, assumed, presumed, presupposed, proposed, supposed, unproven, untested; academic, debatable, moot; abstract, conceptual, intellectual

Antonyms

actual, factual, real

the·o·rise British variant of THEORIZE

the·o·rize verb -rized; -riz·ing : to form a theory : SPECULATE

— the·o·rist noun

the·o·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : abstract thought

2 : the general principles of a subject

3 : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle offered to explain observed facts

4 : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation : CONJECTURE

Synonyms

conjecture, hypothesis, proposition, supposition; also assumption, concession, premise, presumption, presupposition; generalization, guess, speculation, surmise; proffer, proposal, suggestion; feeling, hunch, impression, inkling, notion, suspicion; abstraction, concept, conception

the·os·o·phy noun : belief about God and the world held to be based on mystical insight

— theo·soph·i·cal adjective

— the·os·o·phist noun

ther·a·peu·tic adjective [ORIGIN: Gk therapeutikos, fr. therapeuein to attend, treat, fr. theraps attendant]

: of, relating to, or dealing with healing and esp. with remedies for diseases

— ther·a·peu·ti·cal·ly adverb

ther·a·peu·tics noun : a branch of medical or dental science dealing with the use of remedies

ther·a·py noun, plural -pies : treatment of bodily, mental, or behavioral disorders

— ther·a·pist noun

1there adverb 1 : in or at that place — often used interjectionally

2 : to or into that place : THITHER

3 : in that matter or respect

2there pronoun — used as a function word to introduce a sentence or clause <~'s a pen here>

3there noun 1 : that place

2 : that point

there·abouts or there·about adverb 1 : near that place or time

2 : near that number, degree, or quantity

there·af·ter adverb : after that : AFTERWARD

Synonyms

after, afterward, later, subsequently—more at AFTER

there·at adverb 1 : at that place

2 : at that occurrence : on that account

there·by adverb 1 : by that : by that means

2 : connected with or with reference to that

there·for adverb : for or in return for that

there·fore adverb : for that reason : CONSEQUENTLY

Synonyms

accordingly, consequently, ergo, hence, so, thus, wherefore

there·from adverb : from that or it

there·in adverb 1 : in or into that place, time, or thing

2 : in that respect

there·of adverb 1 : of that or it

2 : from that : THEREFROM

there·on adverb 1 : on that