n.
Pronunciation: -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin theosophia, from Late Greek, from Greek the- + sophia wisdom ― more at -SOPHY
Date: 1650
1 : teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight
2 often capitalized : the teachings of a modern movement originating in the U.S. in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories especially of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation
– theo · soph · i · cal \ ˌ th ē - ə - ' sä-fi-k ə l \ adjective
– theo · soph · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb