any of various religious or philosophical systems claiming to be based on or to express an intuitive insight into the divine nature
2.
the system of beliefs of the Theosophical Society founded in 1875, claiming to bederived from the sacred writings of Brahmanism and Buddhism, but denying the existence of any personal God
Derived forms
theosophical (ˌθɪəˈsɒfɪkəl) or theosophic (ˌθɪəˈsɒfɪk)
adjective
theosophically (ˌtheoˈsophically)
adverb
theosophism (theˈosophism)
noun
theosophist (theˈosophist) or theosopher (theˈosopher) or theosoph (ˈθɪəˌsɒf)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin theosophia, from Late Greek; see theo-, -sophy
theosophy in American English
(θiˈɑsəfi)
noun
[alsoT-]
a religious or semireligious set of occult beliefs rejecting Judeo-Christian revelation and theology, often incorporating elements of Buddhism and Hinduism, and held to be based on a special mystical insight or on superior speculation
Derived forms
theosophic (ˌtheoˈsophic) (ˌθiəˈsɑfɪk)
adjective or ˌtheoˈsophical
theosophically (ˌtheoˈsophically)
adverb
theosophist (theˈosophist)
noun
Word origin
ML theosophia < LGr, knowledge of divine things < theosophos, wise in divine matters < Gr theos, god + sophos, wise: see theo- & -sophy
Examples of 'theosophy' in a sentence
theosophy
'Do you know anything of theosophy, or more specifically, the Seven Planetary Chain Logoi, perhaps?
Traci Harding THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE (1996)