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thetical, a.|ˈθɛtɪkəl| [f. as prec. + -al1: see -ical.] Of the nature of or involving direct or positive statement; laid down or stated positively or absolutely; positive; dogmatic; arbitrary.
1653H. More Conject. Cabbal. (1713) 66 This Law..was merely Thetical or Positive, not Indispensable and Natural. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. Pref. 2. 1718 J. Chamberlayne Relig. Philos. Pref. (1730) 4 The Thetical Way..must not appear imperfect to them. 1873W. Humphrey Div. Teacher p. iii, A thetical exposition of the Catholic doctrine. |