thetic
[ thet-ik, thee-tik ]
/ ˈθɛt ɪk, ˈθi tɪk /
adjective
positive; dogmatic.
Sometimes
thet·i·cal.
Origin of thetic
1670–80; < Greek
thetikós, equivalent to
thet(ós) placed, set (verbid of
tithénai to lay down) +
-ikos
-ic
OTHER WORDS FROM thetic
thet·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby thetic
thessaly,
theta,
theta rhythm,
theta wave,
thetford mines,
thetic,
thetis,
theurgy,
thew,
thewless,
they
Example sentences from the Web for thetic
Thetic is the term applied to every collection of dogmatical propositions.
The Critique of Pure Reason |Immanuel Kant
British Dictionary definitions for thetic
thetic
/ (ˈθɛtɪk) /
adjective
(in classical prosody) of, bearing, or relating to a metrical stress
positive and arbitrary; prescriptive
Derived forms of thetic
thetically, adverbWord Origin for thetic
C17: from Greek
thetikos, from
thetos laid down, from
tithenai to place