Lexicon: theft – thenceforward

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theft (-s), n. [OE.]

Incidents of stealing.

their (-s, -'s), adj. [ON; third person plural modifier.]

  1. Belonging to the subject; pertaining to themselves.
  2. Not belonging to the subject; pertaining to the others.

their (-s, -'s), pron. [ON.]

One belonging to them; something pertaining to others.

them ('em), pron. [ME < L. þeim, 'to those; to them'.]

  1. [Reflexive] together; between each other; among themselves.
  2. [Third person plural objective pronoun] those people; these mortals; such individuals.
  3. [Contraction] the hunters; those humans.

theme (-s), n. [OFr.]

  1. An abstract notion, concept, or idea.
  2. Occurrence or event.
  3. [Fig.] an individual's soul, especially in regard to the innocent attributes of the person.
  4. The sense, the ambiance of a place.

themself (themselves), pp. [OE hí, héo selfe; see them, pron.]

then, adv. [OE þanne.]

then, conj. [see then, adv.]

thence, adv. [ME þannes.] (webplay: from thence).

  1. That place; there [referring back to “Paradise”.]
  2. From that state or condition [referring back to “Life” or “magical extents”.]

thenceforward, adv. [see thence, adv. + forward, adv.]

From that time on.