THEOSOPHY


Meaning of THEOSOPHY in English

[ θɪ'ɒsəfi ]

■ noun any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations.

Derivatives

theosopher noun

theosophic adjective

theosophical adjective

theosophically adverb

theosophist noun

Origin

C17: from med. L. theosophia , from late Gk, from theosophos 'wise concerning God', from theos 'god' + sophos 'wise'.

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