Theologist The·ol"o·gist noun A theologian.

Theologize The·ol"o·gize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Theologized ; present participle & verbal noun Theologizing .] [ Confer French théologiser .] To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.

School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy theologized .

Glanvill.

Theologize The·ol"o·gize intransitive verb To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.

Theologizer The·ol"o·gi`zer noun One who theologizes; a theologian. [ R.] Boyle.

Theologue The"o·logue noun [ Confer Latin theologus , Greek ..., and English philologue .] 1. A theologian. Dryden.

Ye gentle theologues of calmer kind.

Young.

He [ Jerome] was the theologue -- and the word is designation enough.

I. Taylor.

2. A student in a theological seminary. [ Written also theolog .] [ Colloq. U. S.]

Theology The·ol"o·gy noun ; plural Theologies . [ Latin theologia , Greek ...; ... God + ... discourse: confer French théologie . See Theism , and Logic .] 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."

Many speak of theology as a science of religion [ instead of "science of God"] because they disbelieve that there is any knowledge of God to be attained.

Prof. R. Flint (Enc. Brit.).

Theology is ordered knowledge; representing in the region of the intellect what religion represents in the heart and life of man.

Gladstone.

Ascetic theology , Natural theology . See Ascetic , Natural . -- Moral theology , that phase of theology which is concerned with moral character and conduct. -- Revealed theology , theology which is to be learned only from revelation. -- Scholastic theology , theology as taught by the scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and methods. -- Speculative theology , theology as founded upon, or influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy. -- Systematic theology , that branch of theology of which the aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of statements that together shall constitute an organized whole. E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.).

Theomachist The·om"a·chist noun [ Confer Greek ....] One who fights against the gods; one who resists God of the divine will.

Theomachy The·om"a·chy noun [ Greek ...; ... a god + ... a battle.] 1. A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the gods.

2. A battle or strife among the gods. Gladstone.

3. Opposition to God or the divine will. Bacon.

Theomancy The"o·man`cy noun [ Greek ... a god + - mancy : confer French théomancie , Greek ... a spirit of prophecy,.] A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.

Theopathetic, Theopathic The`o·pa·thet"ic, The`o·path"ic adjective Of or pertaining to a theopathy.

Theopathy The·op"a·thy noun [ Greek ... God + ..., ..., to suffer, feel.] Capacity for religious affections or worship.

Theophanic The`o·phan"ic adjective Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.

Theophany The·oph"a·ny noun ; plural - nies . [ Greek ...; ... God + ... to appear.] A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.

Theophilanthropic The`o·phil`an·throp"ic adjective Pertaining to theophilanthropy or the theophilanthropists.

Theophilanthropism The`o·phi·lan"thro·pism noun The doctrine of the theophilanthropists; theophilanthropy.

Theophilanthropist The`o·phi·lan"thro·pist noun [ Confer French théophilanthrope .] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a deistical society established at Paris during the French revolution.

Theophilanthropy The`o·phi·lan"thro·py noun [ Greek ... God + English philanthropy .] Theophilanthropism. Macaulay.

Theophilosophic The`o·phil`o·soph"ic adjective [ Greek ... God + English philosophic .] Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy.

Theopneusted The`op·neus"ted adjective Divinely inspired; theopneustic. [ R.]

Theopneustic The`op·neus"tic adjective [ Greek ... inspired of God; ... God + ... to blow, to breathe.] Given by the inspiration of the Spirit of God.

Theopneusty The"op·neus`ty noun [ Greek ....] Divine inspiration; the supernatural influence of the Divine Spirit in qualifying men to receive and communicate revealed truth.

Theorbist The·or"bist noun (Mus.) One who plays on a theorbo.

Theorbo The·or"bo noun [ French théorbe , téorbe , formerly tuorbe , tiorbe , Italian tiorba .] (Mus.) An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass strings used as open notes.

» A larger form of theorbo was also called the archlute , and was used chiefly, if not only, as an accompaniment to the voice. Both have long fallen into disuse.

Theorem The"o·rem noun [ Latin theorema , Greek ... a sight, speculation, theory, theorem, from ... to look at, ... a spectator: confer French théorème . See Theory .] 1. That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule.

Not theories, but theorems the intelligible products of contemplation, intellectual objects in the mind, and of and for the mind exclusively.

Coleridge.

By the theorems ,
Which your polite and terser gallants practice,
I re-refine the court, and civilize
Their barbarous natures.

Massinger.

2. (Math.) A statement of a principle to be demonstrated.

» A theorem is something to be proved, and is thus distinguished from a problem , which is something to be solved. In analysis, the term is sometimes applied to a rule, especially a rule or statement of relations expressed in a formula or by symbols; as, the binomial theorem ; Taylor's theorem . See the Note under Proposition , noun , 5.

Binomial theorem . (Math.) See under Binomial . -- Negative theorem , a theorem which expresses the impossibility of any assertion. -- Particular theorem (Math.) , a theorem which extends only to a particular quantity. -- Theorem of Pappus . (Math.) See Centrobaric method , under Centrobaric . -- Universal theorem (Math.) , a theorem which extends to any quantity without restriction.

Theorem The"o·rem transitive verb To formulate into a theorem.

Theorematic, Theorematical The`o·re·mat"ic, The`o·re·mat"ic·al adjective [ Confer Greek ....] Of or pertaining to a theorem or theorems; comprised in a theorem; consisting of theorems.

Theorematist The`o·rem"a·tist noun One who constructs theorems.

Theoremic The`o·rem"ic adjective Theorematic. Grew.

Theoretic, Theoretical The`o·ret"ic, The`o·ret"ic·al adjective [ Greek ...: confer Latin theoreticus , French théorétique .] Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. -- The`o*ret"ic*al*ly , adverb

Theoretics The`o·ret"ics noun The speculative part of a science; speculation.

At the very first, with our Lord himself, and his apostles, as represented to us in the New Testament, morals come before contemplation, ethics before theoretics .

H. B. Wilson.

Theoric The·or"ic adjective [ Confer French théorique . See Theory .] 1. Of or pertaining to the theorica.

2. ( pron. ...) Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretically skilled. [ Obsolete]

A man but young,
Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic
In all humanity.

Massinger.

Theoric The"o·ric noun [ Old French theorique ; confer Latin theorice .] Speculation; theory. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Theorica The·or"i·ca noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... (sc. ...), from ... belonging to ... a public spectacle. See Theory .] (Gr. Antiq.) Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments (especially theatrical performances), and in gifts to the people; -- also called theoric fund .

Theorical The·or"ic·al adjective Theoretic. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hall.

Theorically The·or"ic·al·ly adverb In a theoretic manner. [ Obsolete]

Theorist The"o·rist noun [ Confer French théoriste .] One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation; a speculatist. Cowper.

The greatest theoretists have given the preference to such a government as that which obtains in this kingdom.

Addison.

Theorization The`o·ri·za"tion noun The act or product of theorizing; the formation of a theory or theories; speculation.

Theorize The"o·rize intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Theorized ; present participle & verbal noun Theorizing .] [ Confer French théoriser .] To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate.

Theorizer The"o·ri`zer noun One who theorizes or speculates; a theorist.

Theory The"o·ry noun ; plural Theories . [ French théorie , Latin theoria , Greek ... a beholding, spectacle, contemplation, speculation, from ... a spectator, ... to see, view. See Theater .] 1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.

» "This word is employed by English writers in a very loose and improper sense. It is with them usually convertible into hypothesis , and hypothesis is commonly used as another term for conjecture . The terms theory and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the terms practice and practical . In this sense, they were exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the Continental philosophers." Sir W. Hamilton.

2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.

3. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.

4. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.

Atomic theory , Binary theory , etc. See under Atomic , Binary , etc.

Syn. -- Hypothesis, speculation. -- Theory , Hypothesis . A theory is a scheme of the relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture respecting a cause of phenomena.

Theosoph, Theosopher The"o·soph, The·os"o·pher noun A theosophist.

Theosophic, Theosophical The`o·soph"ic, The`o·soph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French théosophique .] Of or pertaining to theosophy. -- The`o*soph"ic*al*ly , adverb

Theosophism The·os"o·phism noun [ Confer French théosophisme .] Belief in theosophy. Murdock.

Theosophist The·os"o·phist noun One addicted to theosophy.

The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God, or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his own, for its basis.

R. A. Vaughan.

Theosophistical The·os`o·phis"tic·al adjective Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.

Theosophize The·os"o·phize intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Theosophized ; present participle & verbal noun Theosophizing .] To practice theosophy. [ R.]

Theosophy The·os"o·phy noun [ Greek ... knowledge of things divine, from ... wise in the things of God; ... God + ... wise: confer French théosophie .] Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature.

Therapeutic Ther`a·peu"tic noun One of the Therapeutæ.

Therapeutic, Therapeutical Ther`a·peu"tic, Ther`a·peu"tic·al adjective [ French thérapeutique , Greek ..., from ... attendant, servant, ... to serve, take care of, treat medically, ... attendant, servant.] (Medicine) Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. " Therapeutic or curative physic." Sir T. Browne.

Medicine is justly distributed into "prophylactic," or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic , or the art of restoring it.

I. Watts.

Therapeutics Ther`a·peu"tics noun [ Confer French thérapeutique .] That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases.

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