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# thesis

«thesis» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a long piece of writing based on research, written for a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a thesis, theses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#m1)

2) A thesis is the main idea or claim that a writer or speaker wants to prove: «My thesis is that school should start later». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used here in a modern scholar's book about Sefer Yetzirah, not in the Torah. It means the main idea the author wants to prove. In the primary lessons: In English and essay writing, older pupils learn to write a «thesis statement»: one sentence that says what the essay will argue. In adult life, university students write a thesis at the end of their studies. Phrases: «thesis statement», «a PhD thesis», «to support a thesis».

### examples

- Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x1)
- The present thesis appeared in the JEWISH QUATERLY REVIEW new series for April 1912 vol 11, and for April 1913 vol. 111. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x2)
- The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x3)
- My big sister is writing her thesis on bees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x4)
- Your thesis statement should come at the start of your essay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x5)
- His thesis is that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x6)
- She spent three years on her PhD thesis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x7)
- The writer gives three reasons to support her thesis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x8)
- The professor read hundreds of theses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/#x9)

### note

Plural: «theses» (pronounced «THEE-seez»). Formal word. Close words: «argument», «main claim». Opposite idea in debates: «antithesis».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thesis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thesis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.