theoricaln.adj.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒrᵻkl/, U.S.

/θiˈɔrək(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English theorycall, 1500s–1600s theoricall, 1500s– theorical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin theoricus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin theoricus theoric adj.¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare theoretical adj. and earlier theoric adj.¹, and also theoretic adj. With the use as noun compare earlier theoric n.

†A. n.

With the. That which is theoretical; the theoretical aspects of something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > theory as opposed to practice

theoric?a1425

theoricala1500

theorics1551

theory1588

science fiction1881

a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 1783 (MED) Yff yu conseyue the theorycall & praktycall by fygurs &..be scrypturs pleyne..yu cannot werke in veyne.

1610 W. Sclater Threefold Preseruatiue sig. C2^v In the Theoricall excell the wicked, not so in the Experimentall.

B. adj.

1. Involving or consisting of theory; conceptual. Often opposed to practical. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [adjective] > concerned with theory

theoreticala1500

theorical?a1560

formal1655

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective]

theoreticala1500

theorica1500

theorical?a1560

inspective1609

theoretic1617

systematic1668

systematical1677

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) Epist. sig. *ij^v A Discourse Geometricall..containing sundry Theoricall and practicall propositions.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. viii. §5. 292 Wee must..ioyne theorical and practicall vertues together.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §230 Theoricall or practicall phlebotomy.

1730 A. Malcolm (title) A new system of Arithmetick Theorical and Practical.

1754 R. Brookes Introd. Physic & Surg. 187 Practical surgery consists in the execution of all the rules, and in their application to the different diseases, of which the theorical part gives any knowledge.

1891 Wrexham Advertiser, & N. Wales News 6 June 7/5 Practical and theorical lectures on the treatment of cream and whole milk churning.

2009 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 47 505/2 Theorical considerations..suggest that the inflation targeting framework is preferable to others.

†2. Contemplative; speculative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective]

thoughtfulc1175

contemplative1340

considerativec1449

musing1449

studient1532

pondering1566

contemplatory1576

speculative1578

considerate1581

reflective1581

theorical1594

theoric?1600

theoretical1608

meditative1611

thoughtsome1627

reflexive1630

reflecting1632

revolutive1637

cogitativea1639

thoughtive1654

lucubratory1656

thinkful1668

theoretic1701

ruminatinga1704

reflectious1715

ruminative1774

thinking1799

meditative1831

ruminant1849

meditational1864

penseful1865

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [adjective] > given to speculation

speculative1543

theorical1594

speculousc1604

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [adjective]

contemplativea1382

theorical1594

recollected1595

1594 H. Plat Diuerse Sorts of Soyle 26 in Jewell House I thinke that those..did not obteine this skil by any true theoricall imagination, but..they did fynde the same without any seeking.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (i. 15) 281 Their cheife and eminent inward parts are defiled, whether we consider the theoricall part, that is, the minde and vnderstanding,..or the practicall facultie (included in the conscience).

1734 D. Waterland Importance Doctr. Trinity Addenda 513 That Three-fold Method of commenting which St. Jerome lays down; namely, the Historical, Tropological, and Theorical; or, in more familiar Terms, the literal, moral, and sublime.

1799 C. Clarke Observ. Tunnel Thames 23 The preceding observations..are then to meet condemnation as the theorical reveries of a man unpractised in habits of laying bricks and stones.

3. Of a person: concerned with theoretical matters and speculation as opposed to practical matters and practice. Cf. theoretical adj. 2b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > of person: concerned with theory

theoric?1600

theoretical1610

theoretic1641

viewed1641

theorical1650

contemplative1653

theorizing1772

1650 R. Gentilis tr. V. Malvezzi Considerations Lives Alcibiades & Corialanus 50 Many Theoricall Physicians.., comming to operate, will first try experience, rather than follow those experiments which have already been made.

a1667 A. Cowley Disc. Cromwell 76 in Wks. (1669) I see you are a Pedant, and Platonical Statesman, a Theorical Common-wealths-man, an Utopian Dreamer.

1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. Pref. p. vi. The Theorical writers have treated Arithmetick as a Science.

1785 Public Advertiser 21 Feb. Theorical politicians seldom do any good to trade.

1918 G. Raffalovich tr. E. Fauget On reading Nietzsche vi. 75 Here it is precisely, the theorical man introduced as king of the world!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	theorical
释义	theoricaln.adj. Brit. /θɪˈɒrᵻkl/, U.S. /θiˈɔrək(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English theorycall, 1500s–1600s theoricall, 1500s– theorical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin theoricus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin theoricus theoric adj.¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare theoretical adj. and earlier theoric adj.¹, and also theoretic adj. With the use as noun compare earlier theoric n. †A. n. With the. That which is theoretical; the theoretical aspects of something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] > theory as opposed to practice theoric?a1425 theoricala1500 theorics1551 theory1588 science fiction1881 a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 1783 (MED) Yff yu conseyue the theorycall & praktycall by fygurs &..be scrypturs pleyne..yu cannot werke in veyne. 1610 W. Sclater Threefold Preseruatiue sig. C2^v In the Theoricall excell the wicked, not so in the Experimentall. B. adj. 1. Involving or consisting of theory; conceptual. Often opposed to practical. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [adjective] > concerned with theory theoreticala1500 theorical?a1560 formal1655 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] theoreticala1500 theorica1500 theorical?a1560 inspective1609 theoretic1617 systematic1668 systematical1677 ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) Epist. sig. ij^v A Discourse Geometricall..containing sundry Theoricall and practicall propositions. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix* (1622) ii. viii. §5. 292 Wee must..ioyne theorical and practicall vertues together. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §230 Theoricall or practicall phlebotomy. 1730 A. Malcolm (title) A new system of Arithmetick Theorical and Practical. 1754 R. Brookes Introd. Physic & Surg. 187 Practical surgery consists in the execution of all the rules, and in their application to the different diseases, of which the theorical part gives any knowledge. 1891 Wrexham Advertiser, & N. Wales News 6 June 7/5 Practical and theorical lectures on the treatment of cream and whole milk churning. 2009 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 47 505/2 Theorical considerations..suggest that the inflation targeting framework is preferable to others. †2. Contemplative; speculative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] thoughtfulc1175 contemplative1340 considerativec1449 musing1449 studient1532 pondering1566 contemplatory1576 speculative1578 considerate1581 reflective1581 theorical1594 theoric?1600 theoretical1608 meditative1611 thoughtsome1627 reflexive1630 reflecting1632 revolutive1637 cogitativea1639 thoughtive1654 lucubratory1656 thinkful1668 theoretic1701 ruminatinga1704 reflectious1715 ruminative1774 thinking1799 meditative1831 ruminant1849 meditational1864 penseful1865 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [adjective] > given to speculation speculative1543 theorical1594 speculousc1604 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [adjective] contemplativea1382 theorical1594 recollected1595 1594 H. Plat Diuerse Sorts of Soyle 26 in Jewell House I thinke that those..did not obteine this skil by any true theoricall imagination, but..they did fynde the same without any seeking. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (i. 15) 281 Their cheife and eminent inward parts are defiled, whether we consider the theoricall part, that is, the minde and vnderstanding,..or the practicall facultie (included in the conscience). 1734 D. Waterland Importance Doctr. Trinity Addenda 513 That Three-fold Method of commenting which St. Jerome lays down; namely, the Historical, Tropological, and Theorical; or, in more familiar Terms, the literal, moral, and sublime. 1799 C. Clarke Observ. Tunnel Thames 23 The preceding observations..are then to meet condemnation as the theorical reveries of a man unpractised in habits of laying bricks and stones. 3. Of a person: concerned with theoretical matters and speculation as opposed to practical matters and practice. Cf. theoretical adj. 2b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > of person: concerned with theory theoric?1600 theoretical1610 theoretic1641 viewed1641 theorical1650 contemplative1653 theorizing1772 1650 R. Gentilis tr. V. Malvezzi Considerations Lives Alcibiades & Corialanus 50 Many Theoricall Physicians.., comming to operate, will first try experience, rather than follow those experiments which have already been made. a1667 A. Cowley Disc. Cromwell 76 in Wks. (1669) I see you are a Pedant, and Platonical Statesman, a Theorical Common-wealths-man, an Utopian Dreamer. 1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. Pref. p. vi. The Theorical writers have treated Arithmetick as a Science. 1785 Public Advertiser 21 Feb. Theorical politicians seldom do any good to trade. 1918 G. Raffalovich tr. E. Fauget On reading Nietzsche vi. 75 Here it is precisely, the theorical man introduced as king of the world! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1500
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