# theca

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθiːkə/

## Definitions
1. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
2. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
3. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
4. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
5. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
6. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
7. A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/theca