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 be derived 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