victoriousvocabulary:THESIS[noun]1. Greek mythology: (Greek Θέσις) the protogena (primordial goddess
victoriousvocabulary:THESIS[noun]1. Greek mythology: (Greek Θέσις) the protogena (primordial goddess) of creation, a divinity related to Phusis (Nature). She is represented in the Orphic Theogonies as the first to emerge at creation alongside the Hydros (the primordial waters). Sometimes she was represented instead as the female aspect of the first-born, bi-gendered god Phanes.2. Academic: a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author’s research and findings. In some countries/universities, the word “thesis” or a cognate is used as part of a bachelor’s or master’s course, while “dissertation” is normally applied to a doctorate, while in others, the reverse is true.3. Music: the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat.4. Prosody: a) a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress. b) (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. -- source link