THEOSOPHY


Meaning of THEOSOPHY in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.