theme, n. 1. topic, subject, subject matter, matter or issue at hand, topic under discussion or on the floor or up for debate, proposition, question, problem, argument; text, sum and substance, major or greater part or portion; keynote, main idea, gist, meaning; idea, concept, notion, point.
2. essay, composition, paper, manuscript; story, piece, article, SI. thing; exposition, think piece, commentary, editorial; review, opinion, interpretation, critique, criticism; study, monograph, research paper, thesis, dissertation, disquisition, discourse, treatise, tract, tractate, homily.
3. motif, leitmotif, strain, melody, recurrent pattern; mood, tone, air, Archaic, tune.
then, adv. 1. at that time, on that occasion, thereat, at that moment or minute or second or instant; instantaneously, right then, immediately, at once; at the same time, at the same time as, concurrently with, together with, along with.
2. thereupon, immediately following that, right after that; soon afterward, after that, afterwards; next, next on the agenda, moving right along, following that, subsequent to that, subsequently, at a subsequent time, later, at a later time; finally, in conclusion, at the end, to top it off.
3. therewith, in addition, besides, still, else, more; on top of that., as a bonus, to boot, on the side; also, too, yet again, as well, moreover, furthermore, further, additionally; on the other hand, however, but, but also, but remember or don't forget.
4. in that case, since or seeing that or if that's the case, in which case, that being the case, that being so, if or since or seeing as that's what happened; under those situations or this situation, accordingly, taking that into consideration.
5. so, therefore, thus, ergo; for this or that reason, on that account, because of that or this; consequently, as a consequence or result, resultingly, hence, thereafter, thence.
thence, adv. 1. from there, therefrom, from a certain place or source.
2. since then, ever since, thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafter, thereinafter.
3. therefore, thus, so, ergo, that being the case, in that case. See - then (defs. 4, 5).
theologian, n. 1. divine, religious scholar, hierophant, hierologist, theologist, Rare, theologician, Derog. theologaster; exegete, textualist; canonist, decretist; patrist; rabbi, Talmudist, Talmudic scholar; Christian philosopher, Church Father, Doctor of the Church.
2. divinity student, U.S. Inf. theologue, Rom. Cath. Ch. scholastic.
theological, adj. 1. doctrinal, dogmatic, dogmatical, canonical, ecclesiastical, rabbinical, theologic, hierologic, heirological, hagiological.
2. Biblical, Scriptural, evangelical, textual, textuary; isagogic, exegetic, hermeneutic, hermeneutical.
3. apostolic, patristic, patristical, prophetic, prophetical.
4. divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, holy.
5. mystical, theosophical, theosophic.
theology, n. 1. divinity, religion, hierology, hagiography, hagiology, Rare, theologies; theosophy; patrology, patristics; rabbinism.
2. Scripture, the Gospel, revelation, theopneusty; Torah, Talmud; isogogics, exegesis, exegetics, her-