theatine

The·a·tine

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thee-uh-tin, -tahyn, -teen]
- /ˈθi ə tɪn, -ˌtaɪn, -ˌtin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thee-uh-tin, -tahyn, -teen]
- /ˈθi ə tɪn, -ˌtaɪn, -ˌtin/

Definitions of theatine word

noun theatine a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics. 1
noun theatine a member of a congregation of nuns, founded in Italy in 1583 under the direction of the Theatine fathers. 1

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Origin of theatine

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600, Theatine is from the New Latin word Theatēnus of Chieti, Italy, where one of the founders held the archbishopric

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Parts of speech for Theatine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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theatine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.