THEOSOPHY

n. (pl. -ies) any of various philosophies professing to achieve a knowledge of God by spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, esp. a modern movement following Hindu and Buddhist teachings and seeking universal brotherhood. øøtheosopher n. theosophic adj. theosophical adj. theosophically adv. theosophist n. [med.L theosophia f. late Gk theosophia f. theosophos wise concerning God (as THEO-, sophos wise)]