then
then is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Cor. xiii.
- 2.2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. v.
- 3.3. At another time; later; again. One while the master is not aware of what is done, and then in other cases it may fall out to be own act. L'Estrange. By then. (a) By that time. (b) By the time that. [Obs.] But that opinion, I trust, by then this following argument hath been well read, will be left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent Antichrist. Milton. Now and then. See under Now, adv. -- Till then, until that time; until the time mentioned. Milton. Note: Then is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for then existing; as, the then administration.
- 4.Than. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 5.In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason. If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke. Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away. Dryden. Then, Therefore. Both these words are used in reasoning; but therefore takes the lead, while then is rather subordinate or incidental. Therefore states reasons and draws inferences in form; then, to a great extent, takes the point as proved, and passes on to the general conclusion. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God." Rom. v.
- 6."So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom. x. 17.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- actual
- afore
- aforehand
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- age
- all
- alone
- already
- and
- another
- antecedence
- antecedent
- anterior
- anteriority
- anticipate
- any
- aorist
- aoristic
- away
- before
- beforehand
- being
- blink
- breath
- but
- century
- come
- crisis
- current
- dawn
- day
- different
- done
- early
- epoch
- ere
- erewhile
- eve
- even
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is then.
- What is now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Cor. xiii called?
- What is 2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. v called?
- What is "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom. x. 17 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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