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Definition of theosophy in English: theosophynoun θɪˈɒsəfiθiˈɑsəfi mass nounAny of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, especially the movement founded in 1875 as the Theosophical Society by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907). Example sentencesExamples - At the same time his interest in Indian thought and theosophy led him to the Dublin Hermetic Society.
- The theosophy of Madame Blavatsky, which he discovered at the beginning of 1905 and rarely referred to in his letters, merely lent form and jargon to certain aspects of the delusion.
- Once settled, he sought out people with whom he could share some of his cultural traditions - those free-thinkers who had taken up vegetarianism and theosophy.
- He wanted to set up a secret community which would be based on a mixture of unusual beliefs involving both the worship of his own son, Jack, and the tenets of the then-fashionable credo of theosophy.
- Jung of course was famously sceptical of theosophy.
- The period when he fancied that he was a medium didn't last more than two or three years, and he wasn't the only Prime Minister interested in spiritual matters or in theosophy or spiritualism.
- This in turn led to the aesthetics of expressionism, and also to the emergence of gnostic theosophy, which similarly sought to controvert nihilism rather than allow the human will to be vanquished.
- His belief in the spiritual power of art was related to his adherence to certain doctrines of theosophy, a cult that promoted deeper spiritual reality through intuition, meditation, and other transcendental states.
- Walter did not allow Blavatsky's death to lessen his involvement with theosophy.
- Madame Blavatsky, one of the founders and best-known practitioners of theosophy, was particularly influential.
- Today this agnosticism informs many of the New Age and other religious movements which appeared in the sixties as well as some movements from the last century, such as theosophy.
- In time, like many leading artists of the day, she became interested in theosophy as a way of knowing God.
- She speaks admiringly of Madame Blavatsky, theosophy's founder, as well as England's leading theosophists Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater.
- In 1889 her views shifted to theosophy, of which she became the leader, and in 1894 she moved to India, where she devoted the rest of her life to Indian nationalism.
- From mesmerism and animal magnetism to theosophy and beyond, Gamwell chronicles with great seriousness attempts by modern artists to explore immanentist spiritualities.
- She had a long spiritual journey, flirting at points with theosophy as well as the Roman Catholic Church.
- This is especially important now that so many people are under the spell of all manner of religious and surrogate dogmas ranging from Blavatsky's theosophy to Hubbard's scientology.
- In the early 1890s, she became a leading exponent of the religious movement of theosophy (emphasizing an individual spiritual awareness of God), and went to live in India.
- This is dangerous stuff, according to Blavatsky, but theosophy can help.
- He reprimands Dominique for laughing at theosophy, something Mrs. Marsh believes in, and tells her she should have worn her emerald bracelet.
- Instead, she says that she devoted her study to astral projection and theosophy, hoping to find an answer.
- In 1880 he came into contact with theosophy and after renouncing his European name, he moved to their Society headquarters, near Madras, where he studied Buddhism.
Derivatives noun Our mystical theosophers have explained themselves with extreme clarity on this point, and in doing so show themselves to be in profound agreement with all visionaries of the New Temple. Example sentencesExamples - This is the kind of complex question every Quaker theosopher such as myself dreads, because there are no easy answers.
- This discovery was greatly facilitated by the deep personal experience of these principles by theosopher Sidney Banks.
- Van Beyerland collected, translated and published the complete works of the German theosopher Jacob Böhme before the English and German collected editions appeared.
- Remember, he is a theosopher, not a theologian.
- This indifference to outward forms or beliefs is in fact an important aspect of theosophy itself, for it is why the theosophers have never formed a sect or institution.
adjective θɪəˈsɒfɪkˌθiəˈsɑfɪk It offers a kind of Middle European idea of Buddhism, or, anyhow, something too theosophic for me. Example sentencesExamples - The major reason for this was his detachment from the centers of theosophic thinking.
- Perhaps his greatest contribution to the theosophical movement was his presentation and elucidation of the basic theosophic ideas found in Blavatsky's Secret Doctrine and other works.
- This is the only publication of Richard Roach's exceptional visionary theosophic work since the rare originals in the eighteenth century.
- According to his theosophic system, God, as Divine Man, is infinite love and infinite wisdom, from whom emanate the two worlds of nature and spirit, distinct but closely related.
adjective θɪəˈsɒfɪk(ə)lˌθiəˈsɑfək(ə)l The influence of his theosophical training and beliefs remained with him for the rest of his life and was often reflected in his paintings. Example sentencesExamples - A theosophical discussion with a scientific basis is almost pointless and surely an exercise in futility.
- Yes, it's true, and theosophical people are on the whole very interested in Jung.
- Her discovery of religious and theosophical literature, as well as magic, gave her new subjects to sing about, too.
- Edmund Barton was also at least vaguely interested in the theosophical movement.
- As a member and later leader of the Theosophical Society, Besant helped to spread theosophical beliefs around the world, notably in India.
- To me this rationalization parallels the theosophical speculation of New Age favorites like Rudolf Steiner, not the medical knowledge of science.
adverbθɪəˈsɒfɪk(ə)li Can somebody explain to me theosophically the meaning of this? Example sentencesExamples - So, theosophically speaking, how can we justify this?
- This 1902 classic of devotional writing attempts to apply a diffuse, pan-religious theosophically minded doctrine to Christian thought, describing an awakening to Jesus as a mystery of ‘elemental processes and forces that are all silent’ moving along ‘pathways of growth.’
- We have also started our own publishing company and the aim is to publish theosophical and theosophically related literature.
- Even some mystically or theosophically minded writers have tended to jump on the big bang bandwagon, believing that the theory is essentially correct, provided we recognize the workings of divine intelligence going on behind the scenes.
noun θɪˈɒsəfɪstθiˈɑsəfəst To the amazement and disappointment of Annie Besant and some of the other theosophists, he gave up all the power and prestige that he had gained under their tutelage. Example sentencesExamples - The notion that we have seven bodies (one for each of the seven planes of reality) is a teaching of theosophist Madame Blavatsky.
- Steiner may have broken away from the Theosophical Society, but he did not abandon the eclectic mysticism of the theosophists.
- She speaks admiringly of Madame Blavatsky, theosophy's founder, as well as England's leading theosophists Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater.
- His breadth of knowledge, skill and talent are renowned and much has been written about him as a poet, writer, editor, economic thinker, theosophist and mystic.
- How popular amongst theosophists is the paranormal?
- He was a theosophist and believed in the equality of all human beings.
Origin Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin theosophia, from late Greek, from theosophos 'wise concerning God', from theos 'god' + sophos 'wise'. Definition of theosophy in US English: theosophynounθiˈɑsəfiTHēˈäsəfē Any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, especially the movement founded in 1875 as the Theosophical Society by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907). Example sentencesExamples - Walter did not allow Blavatsky's death to lessen his involvement with theosophy.
- In 1889 her views shifted to theosophy, of which she became the leader, and in 1894 she moved to India, where she devoted the rest of her life to Indian nationalism.
- Once settled, he sought out people with whom he could share some of his cultural traditions - those free-thinkers who had taken up vegetarianism and theosophy.
- From mesmerism and animal magnetism to theosophy and beyond, Gamwell chronicles with great seriousness attempts by modern artists to explore immanentist spiritualities.
- He wanted to set up a secret community which would be based on a mixture of unusual beliefs involving both the worship of his own son, Jack, and the tenets of the then-fashionable credo of theosophy.
- He reprimands Dominique for laughing at theosophy, something Mrs. Marsh believes in, and tells her she should have worn her emerald bracelet.
- In time, like many leading artists of the day, she became interested in theosophy as a way of knowing God.
- His belief in the spiritual power of art was related to his adherence to certain doctrines of theosophy, a cult that promoted deeper spiritual reality through intuition, meditation, and other transcendental states.
- In 1880 he came into contact with theosophy and after renouncing his European name, he moved to their Society headquarters, near Madras, where he studied Buddhism.
- Jung of course was famously sceptical of theosophy.
- At the same time his interest in Indian thought and theosophy led him to the Dublin Hermetic Society.
- Today this agnosticism informs many of the New Age and other religious movements which appeared in the sixties as well as some movements from the last century, such as theosophy.
- In the early 1890s, she became a leading exponent of the religious movement of theosophy (emphasizing an individual spiritual awareness of God), and went to live in India.
- The theosophy of Madame Blavatsky, which he discovered at the beginning of 1905 and rarely referred to in his letters, merely lent form and jargon to certain aspects of the delusion.
- The period when he fancied that he was a medium didn't last more than two or three years, and he wasn't the only Prime Minister interested in spiritual matters or in theosophy or spiritualism.
- She had a long spiritual journey, flirting at points with theosophy as well as the Roman Catholic Church.
- This is dangerous stuff, according to Blavatsky, but theosophy can help.
- This is especially important now that so many people are under the spell of all manner of religious and surrogate dogmas ranging from Blavatsky's theosophy to Hubbard's scientology.
- Madame Blavatsky, one of the founders and best-known practitioners of theosophy, was particularly influential.
- Instead, she says that she devoted her study to astral projection and theosophy, hoping to find an answer.
- This in turn led to the aesthetics of expressionism, and also to the emergence of gnostic theosophy, which similarly sought to controvert nihilism rather than allow the human will to be vanquished.
- She speaks admiringly of Madame Blavatsky, theosophy's founder, as well as England's leading theosophists Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater.
Origin Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin theosophia, from late Greek, from theosophos ‘wise concerning God’, from theos ‘god’ + sophos ‘wise’. |