theoricn.adj.¹

Brit.

/θɪˈɒrɪk/, U.S.

/θiˈɔrɪk/

Forms: Middle English theoryk, Middle English–1500s theoryque, Middle English–1600s theorik, Middle English–1600s theorike, Middle English–1600s theoryke, Middle English–1800s theorique, Middle English– theoric, 1500s theoricqve, 1500s–1600s theoricke, 1500s–1600s theoricque, 1500s–1700s theorick.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French theorique; Latin theorica; Latin theoricus.

Etymology: As noun < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French theorique (French théorique ) (feminine noun) speculative knowledge of a subject (13th cent. in Old French as theorike ), theoretical foundations of a subject or doctrine (13th cent.), the theoretical branch of astronomy and of the mechanics of celestial objects (a1324), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin theorica (feminine singular) speculation, theory (from 12th cent. in British (frequently) and continental sources), contemplation, contemplative life (13th cent. in a British source), use as noun of feminine of post-classical Latin theoricus (see below). As adjective < (i) Middle French theorique (French théorique ) of or relating to speculative knowledge (c1380), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin theoricus contemplative (from 4th or 5th cent. in Jerome in vita theorica the contemplative life), speculative (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < ancient Greek θεωρικός (see theoric adj.²). Compare practic n.¹, practic adj.Compare Catalan teòric (1507 as adjective; also as feminine noun), Spanish teórica , feminine noun (a1270 as †theorica ), teórico , adjective (first quarter of the 15th cent. as †theorico ), Portuguese teórica , feminine noun (15th cent. as theorica ), teórico , adjective (15th cent.), Italian, teorica , feminine noun (15th cent.), teorico , adjective (a1404). With use in sense A. 1c with reference to medical theory compare the following earlier isolated attestation of theoricam , reflecting the accusative singular form of post-classical Latin theorica (feminine noun: see above) in sense ‘prognosis’:?a1200 (?OE) Peri Didaxeon (1896) 3 Giwislica se Apollon ærest he ȝemetta meþodicam, þæt syndon sa ysene, þa mann mid curf unhæle [printed mid cnifun hæle] menn; and [E]scolafius empitricam, þæt is ilæcnunga of læcecrafta; and Asclepius loicam, þæt ys seo gehealdenysse þære æ and þæs lifæs; and Ypocras theoricam, þæt ys foresceawunga þara seocnesse [L. Ypocras invenit theopericam, que est pronosticum, id est previsio egritudinum]. With sense A. 2 compare Middle French theorique hypothesis constructed to explain a specific state of things (1445). N.E.D. (1912) gives the pronunciation as (þī·orik) /ˈθiːərɪk/.

A. n.

†a. Chiefly Astronomy. The laws or principles governing a given aspect of the natural world; a theoretical model of natural phenomena. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1392 Equatorie of Planetis 38 (MED) Shortly for to speken of this theorike I sey þt the centre of hir (lune) epicicle..moeuyth equaly aboute the centre of the zodiac.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Brussels) (1940) Introd. f. 76 An introductorie..in whiche thow mayst lerne a grete part of the general rules of theorik in astrologie.

1576 T. Digges in L. Digges Prognostication Euerlastinge (rev. ed.) To Rdr. sig. M One rare witte..hath by long studie,..deliuered a new Theorick, or model of the world, shewing that the Earth resteth not in the Center of the whole world.

1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil ii. 201 There is repeated those thinges, which afore were declared of the Theoricke of the longitudes and latitudes.

1613 E. Wright Descr. & Use Sphære iii. viii. 79 (heading) The definitions of certaine Astronomical wordes of art, for the better vnderstanding of the Theorick of the sunne.

1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 90 Des-Cartes.., telling us from the Theorique of the Moon.., that at her ful and change she comes nearer the earth, and in each Quarter goes farther from it; whence..greater Tides must be at ful and change, and neap or low Tides at the Quarters.

†b. The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of things, as opposed to human conduct or values. Cf. practic n.¹ 1b. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 31 The nature of Philosophie, Which Aristotle..Declareth..As of thre pointz in principal. Wherof the ferste in special Is Theorique.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccclxxxix^v/2 Phylosophye is deuyded in thre, in theoryque, in practyque, and in logyque [Fr. en theorique, en pratique, et en logique; L. in theoricam, practicam et logicam].

c. The conceptual basis of a subject or area of study. Often opposed to practic, practice. Now archaic. Cf. theory n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > theory as opposed to practice

theoric?a1425

theoricala1500

theorics1551

theory1588

science fiction1881

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 3 (MED) It is required..þat a cirurgien be lettured noȝt only in principalez of Cirurgie but also of phisic als wele in theoric [L. theorica] as in practic.

a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 1 Wiþinne þis breue tretis..I wole more determine of practif [c1600 Harl. 853 practise] þan of theorik.

c1500 ( T. Morstede Fair Bk. Surgery in R. T. Beck Cutting Edge (1974) 108 (MED) A surgene owyth to have thes condycyons..that he..have that undyrstondynge in the pryncypalles of surgery as in theoryke as in the practyke.

1565 J. Hall Hist. Expost. in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. sig. Eeeij Nether can Chirurgerye be perfectlye learned wythoute theorike.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Theoricke, or Theoretique, contemplative knowledge without action and practise.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 23 Vnlesse the bookish Theorique, Wherein the toged Consuls can propose As masterly as he.

c1750 Harangues Celebrated Quack-doctors 40 This is the Physician, this the medicine..; and, in Sum, both together may be term'd an Abstract of the Theoric and Practic in the Æsculapian Art.

1828 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 464 These..matters..may rather be termed the theorique than the practique of reform.

1853 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 294/1 They ignored the practic and theoric of every sect.

1919 Dublin Rev. Apr. 303 The pathetic intrusiveness of such theoric as this upon the art and practice of the twentieth century.

2007 New Statesman (Nexis) 28 May The high-handed theoric of the new Labour government.

†2. A theoretical explanation or description. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > treatise on > on theory

theoricc1400

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > treatise or dissertation > [noun] > theoretical

theoricc1400

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) Prol. 3 The .4. partie shal ben a thiorik [read theorik] to declare the Moeuynge of the celestial bodies with [þe] causes.

†3. A mechanical device which models the motion of the planets. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > mechanical

theoric1585

cometarium1743

1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel i. x. sig. B I meane..to set the Vranicall instruments or theorikes of the sunne and moone.

1592 J. Dee Autobiogr. Tracts vii. 28 in Chetham Misc. (1851) I Divers other instrumentes, as the theorick of the eighth spheare, the nynth and tenth, with an horizon and meridian of copper.

a1652 S. Foster De Instrumentis Planetariis (1659) 36/2 These theorics are fitted with scales sufficient for the finding out of the longitudes and latitudes of the 5 planets.

†4. A survey of the nature of something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > a mental view

viewc1450

surview1576

theoric1588

outlook1745

conspectus1839

mindstyle1976

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > survey > [noun]

oversight1550

surveya1568

insight1581

theoric1588

compact1644

grand tour1793

overview1916

1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) i. Proheme 2 A summarie consideration & Theorique of the whole office belonging to this Iustice.

1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) i. 4 (heading) The First Booke, conteining a Theoricqve [1599Theorique, or insight] of the office of the Iustices of Peace.

†5. A person versed in the theoretical aspects of something; a person devoted to a life of contemplation and study, spec. a member of a contemplative sect of Essenes (Essene n.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > one who contemplates

Maryc1230

contemplatorc1443

theoric1594

muser1597

meditator1607

contemplant1612

contemplatist1634

theoretic1675

contemplativea1711

meditant1748

ruminator1758

meditatist1860

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [noun] > one who speculates

speculator1555

theoric1594

speculatist1613

speculativea1638

notionalista1677

speculist1707

society > faith > sect > Judaism > Jewish sects > [noun] > Essene > contemplative

theoric1594

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person

contemplativea1425

silentiary1611

contemplant1612

ascetic1673

theoretic1675

theoric1798

transcendental meditator1966

1594 Hester's Pearle of Pract. Suppl. i. 49 In the cures, which these Theorickes wold performe, it falleth not out, according to their expectation and desire, for that they know not the whole or the principall cause of the maladie.

1625 T. Godwin Moses & Aaron i. xii. 62 Of these Essenes there were two sorts, some Theorikes, giuing themselues wholly to speculation; others Practicks, laborious..in..handy-crafts.

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) vii. 430 The one sect hee [sc. Philo] names Theoriques or Contemplators.

?1788 Slavery no Oppress. 24 These nugatory Theoricks will be, perhaps, the last people in the world to renounce, willingly, the Western sweet [sc. sugar].

1798 Monthly Rev. 27 212 To the theorics, or instructors, a supper only.

B. adj.¹

1. Conceptual; theoretical. Often opposed to practic. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective]

theoreticala1500

theorica1500

theorical?a1560

inspective1609

theoretic1617

systematic1668

systematical1677

a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Corpus Oxf.) in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 255 (MED) Superfluus rehersall I laye asyde Intendyng onely to gyve trew informacyon Both of the theoryk [Ashm. theorothycall] and practycall operacyon.

1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. sig. Ai This exactnes of definition is more meeter for onlye Theorike speculacion, then for practise and outwarde worke.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. iv. 175 Though..they be punies in the warres and haue nothing but the Theoricke knowledge to commend their fortunes.

1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick i. 4 It contains in it many pithy Rules of the Theorick part of Musick.

1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 386 For more of the Theorique part of this Science I referr to Mr. Middleton's Practical Astrology and others.

1804 Crit. Rev. 3 App. 528 These were daily instructed..both in the theoric and practic parts of the Pythagorean philosophy.

1917 Pediatrics Aug. 287 They present briefly only such theoric considerations as they deem of interest and importance.

†2. Of a person, his or her mind, etc.: given to forming or developing theories; speculative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective]

thoughtfulc1175

contemplative1340

considerativec1449

musing1449

studient1532

pondering1566

contemplatory1576

speculative1578

considerate1581

reflective1581

theorical1594

theoric?1600

theoretical1608

meditative1611

thoughtsome1627

reflexive1630

reflecting1632

revolutive1637

cogitativea1639

thoughtive1654

lucubratory1656

thinkful1668

theoretic1701

ruminatinga1704

reflectious1715

ruminative1774

thinking1799

meditative1831

ruminant1849

meditational1864

penseful1865

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > of person: concerned with theory

theoric?1600

theoretical1610

theoretic1641

viewed1641

theorical1650

contemplative1653

theorizing1772

?1600 H. Plat Delightes for Ladies sig. A3 By fancy framde within a theorique braine.

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. iii. sig. D3^v According to our subdiuision of a Courtier; Elementary, Practique, and Theorique: your Courtier Theorique, is he that hath arriu'd to his fardest, and doth now know the Court rather by speculation, then practise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	theoric
释义	theoricn.adj.¹ Brit. /θɪˈɒrɪk/, U.S. /θiˈɔrɪk/ Forms: Middle English theoryk, Middle English–1500s theoryque, Middle English–1600s theorik, Middle English–1600s theorike, Middle English–1600s theoryke, Middle English–1800s theorique, Middle English– theoric, 1500s theoricqve, 1500s–1600s theoricke, 1500s–1600s theoricque, 1500s–1700s theorick. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French theorique; Latin theorica; Latin theoricus. Etymology: As noun < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French theorique (French théorique ) (feminine noun) speculative knowledge of a subject (13th cent. in Old French as theorike ), theoretical foundations of a subject or doctrine (13th cent.), the theoretical branch of astronomy and of the mechanics of celestial objects (a1324), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin theorica (feminine singular) speculation, theory (from 12th cent. in British (frequently) and continental sources), contemplation, contemplative life (13th cent. in a British source), use as noun of feminine of post-classical Latin theoricus (see below). As adjective < (i) Middle French theorique (French théorique ) of or relating to speculative knowledge (c1380), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin theoricus contemplative (from 4th or 5th cent. in Jerome in vita theorica the contemplative life), speculative (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < ancient Greek θεωρικός (see theoric adj.²). Compare practic n.¹, practic adj.Compare Catalan teòric (1507 as adjective; also as feminine noun), Spanish teórica , feminine noun (a1270 as †theorica ), teórico , adjective (first quarter of the 15th cent. as †theorico ), Portuguese teórica , feminine noun (15th cent. as theorica ), teórico , adjective (15th cent.), Italian, teorica , feminine noun (15th cent.), teorico , adjective (a1404). With use in sense A. 1c with reference to medical theory compare the following earlier isolated attestation of theoricam , reflecting the accusative singular form of post-classical Latin theorica (feminine noun: see above) in sense ‘prognosis’:?a1200 (?OE) Peri Didaxeon (1896) 3 Giwislica se Apollon ærest he ȝemetta meþodicam, þæt syndon sa ysene, þa mann mid curf unhæle [printed mid cnifun hæle] menn; and [E]scolafius empitricam, þæt is ilæcnunga of læcecrafta; and Asclepius loicam, þæt ys seo gehealdenysse þære æ and þæs lifæs; and Ypocras theoricam, þæt ys foresceawunga þara seocnesse [L. Ypocras invenit theopericam, que est pronosticum, id est previsio egritudinum]. With sense A. 2 compare Middle French theorique hypothesis constructed to explain a specific state of things (1445). N.E.D. (1912) gives the pronunciation as (þī·orik) /ˈθiːərɪk/. A. n. 1. †a. Chiefly Astronomy. The laws or principles governing a given aspect of the natural world; a theoretical model of natural phenomena. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1392 Equatorie of Planetis 38 (MED) Shortly for to speken of this theorike I sey þt the centre of hir (lune) epicicle..moeuyth equaly aboute the centre of the zodiac. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Brussels) (1940) Introd. f. 76 An introductorie..in whiche thow mayst lerne a grete part of the general rules of theorik in astrologie. 1576 T. Digges in L. Digges Prognostication Euerlastinge (rev. ed.) To Rdr. sig. M One rare witte..hath by long studie,..deliuered a new Theorick, or model of the world, shewing that the Earth resteth not in the Center of the whole world. 1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil ii. 201 There is repeated those thinges, which afore were declared of the Theoricke of the longitudes and latitudes. 1613 E. Wright Descr. & Use Sphære iii. viii. 79 (heading) The definitions of certaine Astronomical wordes of art, for the better vnderstanding of the Theorick of the sunne. 1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 90 Des-Cartes.., telling us from the Theorique of the Moon.., that at her ful and change she comes nearer the earth, and in each Quarter goes farther from it; whence..greater Tides must be at ful and change, and neap or low Tides at the Quarters. †b. The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of things, as opposed to human conduct or values. Cf. practic n.¹ 1b. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 31 The nature of Philosophie, Which Aristotle..Declareth..As of thre pointz in principal. Wherof the ferste in special Is Theorique. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccclxxxix^v/2 Phylosophye is deuyded in thre, in theoryque, in practyque, and in logyque [Fr. en theorique, en pratique, et en logique; L. in theoricam, practicam et logicam]. c. The conceptual basis of a subject or area of study. Often opposed to practic, practice. Now archaic. Cf. theory n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > theory as opposed to practice theoric?a1425 theoricala1500 theorics1551 theory1588 science fiction1881 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 3 (MED) It is required..þat a cirurgien be lettured noȝt only in principalez of Cirurgie but also of phisic als wele in theoric [L. theorica] as in practic. a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 1 Wiþinne þis breue tretis..I wole more determine of practif [c1600 Harl. 853 practise] þan of theorik. c1500 ( T. Morstede Fair Bk. Surgery in R. T. Beck Cutting Edge (1974) 108 (MED) A surgene owyth to have thes condycyons..that he..have that undyrstondynge in the pryncypalles of surgery as in theoryke as in the practyke. 1565 J. Hall Hist. Expost. in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. sig. Eeeij Nether can Chirurgerye be perfectlye learned wythoute theorike. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Theoricke, or Theoretique, contemplative knowledge without action and practise. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 23 Vnlesse the bookish Theorique, Wherein the toged Consuls can propose As masterly as he. View more context for this quotation c1750 Harangues Celebrated Quack-doctors 40 This is the Physician, this the medicine..; and, in Sum, both together may be term'd an Abstract of the Theoric and Practic in the Æsculapian Art. 1828 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 464 These..matters..may rather be termed the theorique than the practique of reform. 1853 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 294/1 They ignored the practic and theoric of every sect. 1919 Dublin Rev. Apr. 303 The pathetic intrusiveness of such theoric as this upon the art and practice of the twentieth century. 2007 New Statesman (Nexis) 28 May The high-handed theoric of the new Labour government. †2. A theoretical explanation or description. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > treatise on > on theory theoricc1400 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > treatise or dissertation > [noun] > theoretical theoricc1400 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) Prol. 3 The .4. partie shal ben a thiorik [read theorik] to declare the Moeuynge of the celestial bodies with [þe] causes. †3. A mechanical device which models the motion of the planets. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > mechanical theoric1585 cometarium1743 1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel i. x. sig. B I meane..to set the Vranicall instruments or theorikes of the sunne and moone. 1592 J. Dee Autobiogr. Tracts vii. 28 in Chetham Misc. (1851) I Divers other instrumentes, as the theorick of the eighth spheare, the nynth and tenth, with an horizon and meridian of copper. a1652 S. Foster De Instrumentis Planetariis (1659) 36/2 These theorics are fitted with scales sufficient for the finding out of the longitudes and latitudes of the 5 planets. †4. A survey of the nature of something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > a mental view viewc1450 surview1576 theoric1588 outlook1745 conspectus1839 mindstyle1976 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > survey > [noun] oversight1550 surveya1568 insight1581 theoric1588 view1604 compact1644 grand tour1793 overview1916 1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) i. Proheme 2 A summarie consideration & Theorique of the whole office belonging to this Iustice. 1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) i. 4 (heading) The First Booke, conteining a Theoricqve [1599Theorique, or insight] of the office of the Iustices of Peace. †5. A person versed in the theoretical aspects of something; a person devoted to a life of contemplation and study, spec. a member of a contemplative sect of Essenes (Essene n.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > one who contemplates Maryc1230 contemplatorc1443 theoric1594 muser1597 meditator1607 contemplant1612 contemplatist1634 theoretic1675 contemplativea1711 meditant1748 ruminator1758 meditatist1860 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [noun] > one who speculates speculator1555 theoric1594 speculatist1613 speculativea1638 notionalista1677 speculist1707 society > faith > sect > Judaism > Jewish sects > [noun] > Essene > contemplative theoric1594 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person contemplativea1425 silentiary1611 contemplant1612 ascetic1673 theoretic1675 theoric1798 transcendental meditator1966 1594 Hester's Pearle of Pract. Suppl. i. 49 In the cures, which these Theorickes wold performe, it falleth not out, according to their expectation and desire, for that they know not the whole or the principall cause of the maladie. 1625 T. Godwin Moses & Aaron i. xii. 62 Of these Essenes there were two sorts, some Theorikes, giuing themselues wholly to speculation; others Practicks, laborious..in..handy-crafts. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) vii. 430 The one sect hee [sc. Philo] names Theoriques or Contemplators. ?1788 Slavery no Oppress. 24 These nugatory Theoricks will be, perhaps, the last people in the world to renounce, willingly, the Western sweet [sc. sugar]. 1798 Monthly Rev. 27 212 To the theorics, or instructors, a supper only. B. adj.¹ 1. Conceptual; theoretical. Often opposed to practic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] theoreticala1500 theorica1500 theorical?a1560 inspective1609 theoretic1617 systematic1668 systematical1677 a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Corpus Oxf.) in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 255 (MED) Superfluus rehersall I laye asyde Intendyng onely to gyve trew informacyon Both of the theoryk [Ashm. theorothycall] and practycall operacyon. 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. sig. Ai This exactnes of definition is more meeter for onlye Theorike speculacion, then for practise and outwarde worke. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. iv. 175 Though..they be punies in the warres and haue nothing but the Theoricke knowledge to commend their fortunes. 1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick i. 4 It contains in it many pithy Rules of the Theorick part of Musick. 1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 386 For more of the Theorique part of this Science I referr to Mr. Middleton's Practical Astrology and others. 1804 Crit. Rev. 3 App. 528 These were daily instructed..both in the theoric and practic parts of the Pythagorean philosophy. 1917 Pediatrics Aug. 287 They present briefly only such theoric considerations as they deem of interest and importance. †2. Of a person, his or her mind, etc.: given to forming or developing theories; speculative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] thoughtfulc1175 contemplative1340 considerativec1449 musing1449 studient1532 pondering1566 contemplatory1576 speculative1578 considerate1581 reflective1581 theorical1594 theoric?1600 theoretical1608 meditative1611 thoughtsome1627 reflexive1630 reflecting1632 revolutive1637 cogitativea1639 thoughtive1654 lucubratory1656 thinkful1668 theoretic1701 ruminatinga1704 reflectious1715 ruminative1774 thinking1799 meditative1831 ruminant1849 meditational1864 penseful1865 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > of person: concerned with theory theoric?1600 theoretical1610 theoretic1641 viewed1641 theorical1650 contemplative1653 theorizing1772 ?1600 H. Plat Delightes for Ladies sig. A3 By fancy framde within a theorique braine. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. iii. sig. D3^v According to our subdiuision of a Courtier; Elementary, Practique, and Theorique: your Courtier Theorique, is he that hath arriu'd to his fardest, and doth now know the Court rather by speculation, then practise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). theoricadj.² Brit. /θɪˈɒrɪk/, U.S. /θiˈɔrɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek θεωρικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek θεωρικός relating to public games and festivals < θεωρία viewing, beholding (see theory n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Ancient Greek History. Relating to a fund established in Athens for the purpose of subsidizing attendance at the theatre and other public festivals; designating such a fund. Cf. theorikon n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > relating to state or diplomatic ceremony theoric1728 protocolic1835 protocolar1905 protocolaire1918 society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [adjective] > funds of sovereign or state > for communal events theoric1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Theoretic By a Law of Eubulus, it was made a capital Crime to pervert the Theoric Money to any other Use, even to employ it in the Occasions of War. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxxv. 526 The Theoric Board, or Paymasters for the general expenses of public worship and sacrifice. 1884 Q. Rev. Oct. 342 Pericles..by his theoric largesses, helped to swell the city mob of idlers. 1914 A. W. Pickard-Cambridge Demosthenes p. xxii Lycurgus ceases to be Theoric Commissioner. 2011 B. S. Thornton Wages of Appeasement i. 58 A law was passed that transferred the state's surplus revenue into the theoric fund. 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