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theosophical
Variant of theosophy
theosophy
definition
the·oso·phy (t̸hē äs′ə fē)
noun
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
Etymology: ML theosophia < LGr, knowledge of divine things < theosophos, wise in divine matters < Gr theos, god + sophos, wise: see theo- & -sophy
Related Forms:
- theosophic the′o·soph′ic (-ə säf′ik) adjective or theosophical the′o·soph′i·cal
- theosophically the′o·soph′i·cally adverb
- theosophist the·os′o·phist noun
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