Thesis, thē′sis, n. a position or that which is set down or advanced for argument: a subject for a scholastic exercise: an essay on a theme:—pl. Theses (thē′sēz).—adj. Thet′ic.—adv. Thet′ically. [L.—Gr. ti-thē-mi, I set.]
Thesmophoria, thes-mō-phō′ri-a, n.pl. an ancient Greek festival with mysteries, celebrated by married women in honour of Demeter (Ceres) five days about October.
Thesmothete, thes′mō-thēt, n. a lawgiver, esp. one of the six junior archons in ancient Athens.
Thespian, thes′pi-an, adj. pertaining to tragedy: tragic. [Gr. Thespis, founder of the Greek drama.]
Thetch, thech, n. (Spens.). Same as Thatch.
Thether, theth′ėr, adv. (Spens.). Same as Thither.
Theurgy, thē′ur-ji, n. that kind of magic which affects to work by supernatural agency, as distinguished from natural magic and necromancy.—adjs. Theur′gic, -al.—n. Theur′gist, a magician. [Gr. theourgia—theos, a god, ergein, to work.]
Thew, thū, n. (used chiefly in pl.) muscle or strength: sinews.—adjs. Thewed (Spens.), furnished with thews or sinews; Thew′less, weak; Thew′y, muscular, strong. [Perh. a form of thigh.]
Thewed, thūd, adj. (Spens.) mannered, behaved, educated. [A.S. théaw, manner, habit.]
They, thā, pers. pron., pl. of he, she, or it. [The form thei, tha, that came into use in the north of England in the 13th cent., replacing the older hi, heo. It is the A.S. þá, nom. pl. of the definite article, prob. modified by Scandinavian influence.]