'Theatre' definitions:

Definition of 'theatre'

From: WordNet
noun
A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre, house]
noun
The art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre]
noun
A region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations]

Definition of 'Theatre'

From: GCIDE
  • Theater \The"a*ter\, Theatre \The"a*tre\, n. [F. th['e][^a]tre, L. theatrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see, view; cf. Skr. dhy[=a] to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.]
  • 1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. --Burns. [1913 Webster]
  • Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war. [1913 Webster] Theatin

Definition of 'Theatre'

From: Easton
  • Theatre 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.

Synonyms of 'theatre'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Theatre'