theoric
/θiːˈɒɹɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to the Ancient Greek Theorica.
Example Sentences
- "So that the art and practic part of life Must be the mistress to this theoric"
- "We travel into Italie to learne the art of fencing, and practise it at the cost of our lives, before we know it; it were requisite, according to the order of true discipline, we should preferre the theorike before the practike."
- "Jucundus[…]confesseth of himself, that he was mightily delighted with these husbandry studies, and took extraordinary pleasure in them: if the theoric or speculation can so much affect, what shall the place and exercise, the practic part, do?"
- "A man but young, / Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic / In all humanity"
Etymology
From Middle English theorike, from Old French theorique, probably from Medieval Latin *theōrica, from Ancient Greek θεωρική (theōrikḗ).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: theorike, theorique, θεωρική, theoryk, theōricus