theatre or (US) theater (ˈθɪətə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc |
| b. (as modifier): a theatre ticket | |
| c. (in combination): a theatregoer | |
| 2. | a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc |
| 3. | Also called: operating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations |
| 4. | plays regarded collectively as a form of art |
| 5. | the theatre the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc: the glamour of the theatre |
| 6. | a setting for dramatic or important events |
| 7. | writing that is suitable for dramatic presentation: a good piece of theatre |
| 8. | (US), (Austral), (NZ) the usual word for cinema |
| 9. | a major area of military activity: the theatre of operations |
| 10. | a circular or semicircular open-air building with tiers of seats |
| [C14: from Latin theātrum, from Greek theatron place for viewing, from theasthai to look at; related to Greek thauma miracle] | |
| theater or (US) theater | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Latin theātrum, from Greek theatron place for viewing, from theasthai to look at; related to Greek thauma miracle] | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
only mentioned in Acts 19:29, 31. The ruins of this theatre at Ephesus still exist, and they show that it was a magnificent structure, capable of accommodating some 56,700 persons. It was the largest structure of the kind that ever existed. Theatres, as places of amusement, were unknown to the Jews.