theftuous 
By means of its iwlnliiK ""'I thr.nuiiu* routs It [Sacco- 
lina] Imbibes automatically its m.ui islnnent ready-pre- 
pared from llie Imtly of the crab. 
//. Itriniiniiiiul, Xatuml Ijiw in tin; S|.irltiiiil World, ; 
Rebellion* tu all labor and pettily <hrttu<ni*. like Un- 
English gypsies. The GMWH x \\ II. INS. 
theftuously(thef'tu-us-li), mli-. [Formerly also 
tliitj'tmiiisly ; < tlnj'timii* + -///-'.] By theft; 
thievishly. [Ixnrr.J 
i in.- little villainous Turkey knob breasted rogue came 
thu-nfouxln to snatch away Borne of my lardons. 
Ifrauhart, tr. of Rabelais, II. 14 
Any citizen occupying immovables or holding movables 
as his own, provided they wen- n n.-:iptii.l.- and he had 
not taken th.-in tlii'!tu<ui*lit. ac<)nii-ed a quirftary right, 
. . . simply on the strength of his pu.sHesM., n 
Eitcifc. Bril.,XX. 890. 
thegither (ftii'-givii'i'r), a<li: A Scotch form 
of IIK/I llu T. 
thegn, a. The Anglo-Saxon fonn of thane, used 
in some historical works. See thane, 
thegnhood, . Samo as thanehood. 
theic (the'ik), n. [< NL. thea, tea, + -ic.] One 
who is addicted to the immoderate use of tea ; 
a tea-drunkard. Med. News, XLIX. 305. 
theiform (the'i-fdrm), a. [< NL. thra, tea,+ L. 
forma, form.] Like tea. 
theight, foiij. and adr. A Middle English vari- 
ant of tbnuyh. 
theina (the-I'nft), n. Same as tln-im-. 
theine (the'in), ". [< NL. theina, thea, tea.] A 
bitter crystallizable volatile principle (CgHjo 
N4O 2 ) found in tea, coffee, and some other 
plants, tea yielding from 2 to 4 per cent. It Is 
considered to he the principle which gives to tea its re- 
freshing and gently stimulating qualities: same as ca/fin. 
their (Tuar), y>. Sec HH-I/I. 
theirs (THSrz), pron. See flieyl. 
theism 1 (the'izm), n. [= F. iheisme = Sp. teig- 
mii = Pg. theixniti = It. teismn =0. thi-ixiinin. < 
NL. V/iri.six, < Or. Oc6f, god. The Gr. 05f can- 
not be brought into connection with L. ilritx, 
god, except by assuming some confusion in one 
case or the other: see tleiti/.] Belief in the ex- 
istence of a God as the Creator and Ruler of the 
universe. Theism assumes a living relation of God to 
his creatures, but does not define it. It differs from de- 
Ism in that the latter is negative, and involves a denial of 
revelation, while the former is affirmative, and underlies 
Christianity. One may be a thclst and not be a Christian ; 
hut he cannot be a Christian and not be a theist. 
Thinking . . . that it would be an easy step . . . from 
thence [the assault of Christianity | to demolish all religion 
and theiitm. Cudwvrth, Intellectual System, Pref. 
Speculative theixin is the belief in the existence of God 
in one form or another ; and I call him a theist who be 
lieves in any God. 
Theodore Parker, Views of Religion, p. 50. 
theism 2 (the'izm), H. [< NL. thea, tea, + -jxw.] 
A morbid affection resulting from the excessive 
use of tea. 
Thevnn belongs, rather, to that class of diseases in which 
morphinism, caifeism, and vanill'sm are found. 
Science, VIII. 183. 
theist (the'ist), . [= F. theitte = Sp. trista = 
Pg. thri.ttn = It. teista, < NL. 'theista, < Gr. 0cof, 
god : see theism^.] One who believes in the ex- 
istence of a God ; especially, one who believes 
in a God who sustains a personal relation to his 
creatures. In the former sense opposed to athe- 
ist, in the latter to deist. 
Averse as I am to the cause of theism or name of deist, 
when taken in a sense exclusive of revelation, I consider 
still that, in strictness, the root of all Is theism ; and that 
to be a settled Christian it is necessary to be first of all n 
good tlii-i*i Shajtejibtiry, The Moralists, I. i 
No one Is to be called a Theixt who does not believe in 
a Personal God, whatever difficulty there may be in defin- 
ing the word " Personal." 
J. B. Newman, Gram, of Assent, p. 119. 
theistic (the-is'tik), a. [< tlirist + -if.] Per- 
taining to theism or to a theist; according to 
the doctrine of theists. 
It was partly through political circumstances that a 
truly tln-iti/i- idea was developed out of the chaotic and 
fragmentary ghost theories and nature-worship of the 
primeval world. J. Figke, Idea of God, p. 72. 
Theistic Church, a church founded In London In 1871 
for tlio purpose of promulgating the views of the Rey. 
< v , i\ -, \ ' which the decision of the Privy Council (1870) 
has debarred him from preaching as vicar of Healaugh." 
Its theological basis is a simple theism. Encyc. Diet. 
Theistic idealism. .Same as Btrktleinn itlealitm (which 
-<<-, under idealism). 
theistical (tbf-in'ti-kal), . [< tlirixti? + -al.] 
Snnir .-is tin igtic. 
That future state which, I suppose, the thrittieal philos- 
ophers ilid not believe. 
Warburtnn, Divine Legation, ill. 2. 
Thelephora (the-lef'o-rin. H. [NL. (Ehrhart, 
1787), < Gr. ft// if. :i ti-nt. + ^rpt-ir = E. /<;)'.] 
A genus of hymenoinycrtons fungi, typical of 
the family Tlirli-/ilmri;i-. They arc coriaceous fungi. 
6271 
having Inferior or amphigcnous hyincnla, clavatc basldla, 
rarcl} globose tclr;is],.,n-s and globi^c spores. There are 
;ili..ut Mo *|iecies, anioni: tin-in T. i>fn;lliila, which in 
somewhat Injurious to the jK-ar, eating into the bark. 
Thelephoreae (thi'l-e-fo'K--.-). . />/. [Nh., < 
Tin It )ilinr<i 4- -<&.] A family of hymenomyce- 
tous fungi, typified bv the genus Tlit'li'/ilmm. 
thelephoroid (the-lef'o-roid), a. [< Tin-It i> Im 
rn + -<>i<t.~\ In bot., resembling, characteriKtic 
of, or belonging to the genus Thtlijilmrti or the 
family 'rhtl</i/n>rete. 
Thelotrema (thel-o-tre'mS), n. [NIj. (Acha- 
rius, 1810), < Gr. ft/)'/, a teat, + rpijua, a perfo- 
ration, depression, alluding to the shape of the 
apothecia.] A large genus of gymnocarpous 
lichens, of the family I*ecanorri, having an ur- 
ceolate apothecium and a crustaceous uniform 
thallus. 
thelotrematous(thel-6-trem'a-tu8), a. [< Tllo- 
in niii(t-) + -OHM,'] In bot., same as thelotrcnimd. 
thelotremoid (thel-o-tre'moid), a. [< Thelo- 
tfcma + -oirf.] In bot., of the nature of, or be- 
longing to, the genus Thelotrema. 
Thelphusa (thel-fu'sft), n. [NL. (Latreille, 
1819), prop. "TelphusaoT *T>ielpu.ia, < Gr. T- 
ifiovaa, QtAiravea, a city in Arcadia.] A genus of 
dtfreisa). 
fresh-water crabs, typical of the family Thfl- 
lilnixidie, as the common river-crab, T. fluviati- 
titt, of Europe, or T. depressa. See river-crab. 
thelphusian (thel-fu'shi-an), a. and n. [< NL. 
" 
Thelphuxa + -inH.] I. a" Relating or pertain- 
ing to the genus Thelphusa ; belonging to the 
Thclphusidse. 
II. . A fiuviatile crab of the genus Tliel- 
nh IIMI or family Thelphunidse. 
Thelphusidae (thel-fu'si-de), . pi. [NL.,< Thel- 
pliu/M + -idae.1 A family of fluviatile short- 
tailed ten-footed crustaceans, typified by the 
genus Thclphuxa ; the fresh-water crabs. 
thelyblast (thel'i-blast), . [< Gr. Bifivs, female, 
+ /Maordf , germ.] A female genoblast (which 
see) : opposed to arsenoblast. C. S. Minot, Proc. 
Bost. Soc. Nat. ffist., XIX. 170. 
thelyblastic (thel-i-blas'tik), a. [< thelyblast 
+ -tc.] Having the character of a thelyblast. 
thelycum (thel'i-kum), n. ; pi. tlirlyca (-ka). 
[NL., < Gr. <V.VKOC, feminine, < fty/twf, of fe- 
male sex, female, < Odeiv, suckle.] A peculiar 
structure on the ventral surface of the pereion 
in the female of some crustaceans. C. Spence 
Hate. 
Thelygoneae (thel-i-go'ne-e), . pi. [NL. (Du- 
mortier, 1829), < Thclytjonum + -ete.] A tribe 
of plants, of the order Urticaceee. It consists 
of the genus Thrlyaniium. 
Thelygonum (the-lig'6-num), n. [NL. (Lin- 
nffius, 1737), < L. tlicli/flonnii, < Gr. Oijhvyfaiav, 
name of several plants, as Satyrium, so called 
from reputed medicinal properties, neut. of 
0>l'A.v)6rof, producing female offspring, < fty/lwc, 
female, + -yovof, producing: see -gony."] A ge- 
nus of plants, formerly known as Cynocrambc, 
constituting the tribe Thelygoneie in the order 
I'l'ticin'riF. It is characterized by numerous straight 
anthers and an erect ovule. T. Cyru>cramt>e (Cj/nncrambe 
prostrata), the only species, known as dog's-cabbaffe, is 
found throughout the Mediterranean region, where It Is 
used Ifke spinach. It is a procumbent fleshy branching 
annual, with ovate entire leaves and small axillary flow- 
ers, and has somewhat purgative properties. 
Thelymitra (the-lim'i-trii), n. [NL. (Forster, 
1776), so called from the hooded or cup-like body 
formed of wings on the column near the stigma ; 
< Gr. ft/tvutTptK, having a woman's girdle or head- 
band, < ofjl.vs, female, + /tirpa, a girdle, head- 
band, turban: see miter.'] A genus of orchids, 
of the tribe Xeottiete and subtribe Diuridete. 
It Is characterized by flowers with an inferior lip similar 
to the spreading sepals and petals, an erect rostellum 
broadly hollowed and stlgmatic In front, and stem with a 
single leaf. There are about 20 species, all Australian 
except three or four which are natives of New Zealand, one 
of them, T. ./nratrir-a, widely diffused throughout Austra- 
lasia and Malaysia. They are slender terrestrial herbs 
from (.void tubers, having a leaf varying from linear to 
ovate, and a raceme usually of numerous flowers with 
theme 
shorter bract*. T. mida. known as Ttnnanian hyacinth, 
rambles the (WcMBMI piiicheUut, or swamp-pink, of the 
r lilted State*. 
Thelyphonidae (ih.-l-i-fon'i-de), . pi. [NL., < 
'I'liiiit/iliiiitHx + -nl;i'.] A family of pulmonate 
Ariii-lnnilii, of tin' order I'riliinil/ii or I'/tri/iii-lii. 
They have the Hcgin.-t>te<l al'.loiti.-ii .lixt in. t from theceph- 
alottiorax and teriniiiuting in a very long setlform post- 
aliiloinen or tail, somewhat like a scorpion's, but slen- 
il.-rei anil nuiny-jitinted and not ending in a sting : the first 
pair of legs long, slender, and somewhat palpiform ; the 
pcdipalps long and stout anil ending In <-h. late claws ; and 
eight eve*. Tin- L'.-n.-ral aspect of the Th'lilfih'inidx is 
that of scorpions, which they superficially resemble more 
nearly than they do the <.therniemlie ra(/'Arj/n<djr) of their 
own order. They are known as irhip-acvrpwiu. See cut 
under 1'edipalpi. 
Thelyphonus(the-lif'o-nu8), n. [NL. (Latreille, 
1806), < Gr. ft/Ai*, female, + -^orof, < *ftvttv, 
slay.] The typical genus of Thflyphtiniitte, con- 
taining such species as '/'. i/ii/<iiiti-n.t. See cut 
under I'tili/ml/ii. 
thelytokous (the-lit'o-kus), a. [< Gr. ft?Xtf, 
female, + -roicof,' riicrtiv, TCKC'IV, bear, produce.] 
Producing females only : noting those parthe- 
nogenetic female insects which have no male 
progeny : opposed to arrlienotokous. 
them (Tllem), pron. See they 1 . 
thema (the'ma), n. ; pi. tlicmata (-mii-tii). [NL., 
< Gr. 8cfia, theme: see theme.] 1." A thesis. 
His Thema, to be maintained, Is that the King could not 
break with the King of France because he had sold him- 
self to him for Money. 
Royer Xorth, Eiamcn, III. vL i 74. (Darin.) 
2. Same as theme, 8. 3. In logic, an object of 
thought namely, a term, proposition, or argu- 
ment. Also theme. 
thematic (the-raat'ik), a. and n. [< Gr. OefiaTt- 
n6f, < Of/ia, theme : see tlieme.] I. a. 1. In mu- 
sic, pertaining to themes or subjects of compo- 
sition, or consisting of such themes and their 
development: as, thema tic treatment or thematic 
composition in general. Counterpoint Is the techni- 
cal name for thematic composition of the strictest kind ; 
but many passages In works not contrapuntal as a whole 
are truly thematic. 
2. In philol., relating to or belonging to a 
theme or stem. 
Almost all adjectives in German admit of use also as 
adverbs, iu their unlnflected or thematic form. 
Whitney, German Grammar, $. 383. 
Thematic catalogue, a catalogue of musical works in 
which not only the names and numbers are given, but 
also the opening themes of the works or of their several 
sections or movements (in musical notation). 
II. n. That part of logic which treats of the- 
mata, or objects of thought, 
thematical (the-mat'i-kal), a. [< thematic + 
-"'. ] Same as thematic. Athenteum, No. 3262, 
p. 579. 
tnematically (the-mat'i-kal-i), adv. In a the- 
matic manner; with regard to a theme or 
themes. Athenseum, No. 3248, p. 125. 
thematist (the'ma-tist), . [< Gr. f//a(r-), 
theme, + -ist. Cf . Be/iarKciv, lay down, propose, 
take for a theme.] A writer of themes, 
theme (them), . [Early mod. E. also theam ; 
now altered to suit the L. form; < ME. feme, 
teeme, < OF. temr, tcfeme, theme, F. theme = Pr. 
thcata = Sp. tema = Pg. thema = It. tema = G. 
thema, < L. thema, < Gr. Of/ia, what is laid down, 
a deposit, a prize, a proposition, the subject of 
an argument, a primary word or root, a military 
district, a province, < TiStvai (/ fle), set, place, 
dispose: seerfoi. Cf. thesis,'] 1. A subject or 
topic on which a person writes or speaks; any- 
thing proposed as a subject of discourse or dis- 
cussion. 
Ac ich wlste neucre freek that . . . 
. . . made eny sarmon. 
That took this for his temr and told hit with oute glose. 
Piers Plotcman (C), xrl. 82. 
When a soldier was the theme, my name 
Was not far off. Shot., Cymbeline, Hi. 3. 59. 
Fools are my theine, let satire be my song. 
Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, 1. >', 
2t. That which is said or thought on a given 
topic. 
Alone, It was the subject of my theme; 
In company I often glanced It. 
Shot., C. of E., v. 1. 65. 
3f. Question; subject; matter. 
Why, I will Hi-lit with him upon this theme 
Vntil my eyelids will no longer wag. 
ShaJr., Hamlet, v. 1. 289. 
4. A short dissertation composed by a student 
on a given subject; a brief essay; a school 
composition ; a thesis. 
Forcing the empty wits of children to compose thrme*, 
verses, and orations, which arc the acts of ripest judg- 
ment. Hilton, Education. 
The making of thftnr*. as Is usual In schools, helps not 
one jot toward it [speaking well ami t<> the purpose). 
Locke, Education, f 171. 
