thea

a. [ Gr. qeandriko`s; qeo`s god + anh`r, andro`s, a man. ] Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature. Murdock. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and humanity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The gorgeous and imposing figures of his [ Homer's ] theanthropic sytem. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; god + &unr_; man. ] 1. A state of being God and man. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The ascription of human atributes to the Deity, or to a polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who advocates, or believes in, theanthropism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Theanthropism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Thearchy. ] Divinely sovereign or supreme. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Jesus ] is the thearchic Intelligence. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; god + -archy: cf. Gr. &unr_; the supreme deity. ] Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. théatin, It. theatino. ] (R. C. Ch.) 1. One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Their name is derived from Theate, or Chieti, a city of Naples, the archbishop of which was a principal founder of the order; but they bore various names; as, Regular Clerks of the Community, Pauline Monks, Apostolic Clerks, and Regular Clerks of the Divine Providence. The order never flourished much out of Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by Ursula Benincasa, who died in 1618. [ 1913 Webster ]