theosophy
English
[θɪˈɒsəfɪ], [θi.ˈɒs.ə.fi]
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
- (religion) Any system which claims to attain communication with God and superior spirits by physical processes.
- The system of beliefs and doctrines of the .
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek θεός (god, divine, deity, a god, God) + Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (wisdom).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σοφῐ́ᾱ
Gloss
wisdom
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dorotheus English
- misotheism English
- pantheism English
- polypantheism English
- theism English
- theosoph English
- theosophe English
- theosophic English
- theosophically English
- theosophist English
- theosophistic English
- theosophize English
- theos Latin
- theosophia Latin
- theosophus Latin
- Theismus German
- panthéisme French
- théisme French
- théodicée French
- théosophe French
- panteísmo Spanish, Castilian
- teísmo Spanish, Castilian
- teísta Spanish, Castilian
- Δοσίθεος Ancient Greek
- Δωρόθεος Ancient Greek
- Θεαίτητος Ancient Greek
- Θεογένης Ancient Greek
- Θεοδοσία Ancient Greek
- Θεοκλύμενος Ancient Greek
- Θεονόη Ancient Greek
- Θεοφάνης Ancient Greek
- Θεόδωρος Ancient Greek
- Θεόκριτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμβροτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμνηστος Ancient Greek
- Θεόπομπος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφραστος Ancient Greek
- Θουκυδίδης Ancient Greek
- Τιμόθεος Ancient Greek
- ζάθεος Ancient Greek
- θεοειδής Ancient Greek
- θεολόγος Ancient Greek
- θεοπάθεια Ancient Greek
- θεοπληξία Ancient Greek
- θεοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- θεόμαχος Ancient Greek
- θεόπνευστος Ancient Greek
- θεός Ancient Greek
- θεόσεπτος Ancient Greek
- θεόσοφος Ancient Greek
- θεόφιν Ancient Greek
- θεῖος Ancient Greek
- σοφῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
- ἀντίθεος Ancient Greek
- ἀποθεόω Ancient Greek
- ἀπόθεος Ancient Greek
- ἄθεος Ancient Greek
- ἔνθεος Ancient Greek
- ἠγάθεος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόθεος Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- teofani Norwegian Bokmål
- panteísmo Portuguese
- teísmo Portuguese
- teofani Norwegian Nynorsk
- teo- Czech
- θεο- Greek (modern)
- θεός Greek (modern)
- σοφία Greek (modern)
- *tʰehós Proto-Hellenic