thetical

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adjective

Laid down; absolute or positive, like a law or constituting the truth.

OriginAncient Greek θετικός →
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Meanings

adjectivethetical (comparative more thetical, superlative most thetical)

comparative more thetical · superlative most thetical

  1. obsoleteLaid down; absolute or positive, like a law or constituting the truth.

    eating of the fruit, was merely Thetical or positive, not Indispensable and Natural

    1662, Henry More, The Defence of the Moral Cabbala

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθετικός
  2. Englishthetical

From Ancient Greek θετικός (thetikós), from θέσῐς (thésĭs). See thesis and compare hypothetical.

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APA

thetical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thetical

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thetical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thetical.

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