thema
nounEtymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (thémă). Doublet of theme.
1
A subject or theme.
- Eco has his own image for this method-spiral repetition: every new exploration elevates the solutions to a higher level by expanding the thema's cognitive context.1997, Rocco Caopzzi, Reading Eco: An Anthology, page 111:
- With regard to its division—which is the second main section [of this treatise]—one must diligently examine the meaning of the words that appear in the thema.2013, Siegfried Wenzel, The Art of Preaching, page 151:
- Derived terms
- prothema