Themis
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology
Word Origin
- Themis
- Greek goddess of law and justice, the name means "custom, right," literally "that which is laid down or established" (by custom); also "laws, ordinances," but closer in sense to Latin jus than lex; related to thema "proposition; that which is placed" (see theme).
Example
- 1. Themis , an institutional brokerage , says other trading practices need reform as well .
- 2. Team themis proposed to electronically infiltrate grass-roots organizations opposed to the u. s. chamber of commerce the powerful washington lobbying organization .
- 3. So while hunton & williams weighed team themis 's proposals and with the ultimate fate of hbgary federal hanging in the balance barr figured the time was right to demonstrate how social networks could yield an intelligence bonanza .
- 4. In a 12-page pdf sent to hunton & williams the washington law firm representing the u. s. chamber team themis suggested creating dummy documents and online personae and scouring social networks such as facebook for intelligence on their prospective client 's most vocal critics .
- 5. The asteroid belt just outside mars is home to a lot of rocky bodies ...... including a behemoth with a diameter of 129 miles . This asteroid , called 24 themis , is one of the largest in the belt and has attracted the attention of astronomers because its nearby traveling companions look like comets .