theosophy
noun /θiˈɒsəfi/
/θiˈɑːsəfi/
- [uncountable, countable] a religious system of thought that tries to know God by means of meditation, prayer, etc.Topics Religion and festivalsc2
- Theosophy[uncountable] the belief of a religious group, the Theosophical Society, started in New York in 1875Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin theosophia, from late Greek, from theosophos ‘wise concerning God’, from theos ‘god’ + sophos ‘wise’.