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Definition of Theosophy

1. Noun. A system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul.

Definition of Theosophy

1. n. Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature.

Definition of Theosophy

1. Noun. (religion) 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. ¹

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Definition of Theosophy

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Medical Definition of Theosophy

1. Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature. Origin: Gr. Knowledge of things divine, fr. Wise in the things of God; God + wise: cf. F. Theosophie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Theosophy

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1. A Selected Bibliography and Syllabus of the History of the South, 1584-1876 by Howard Haines Brinton, Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown, Alexander von Humboldt, John Nicol Farquhar, William Kenneth Boyd, John Washington Lockhart, Robert Reid, José López de Bustamante, Robert Preston Brooks, Jonnie (Lockhart) Wallis, Evergreen Press, F (1915)
"theosophy theosophy is a system of religion, science and practical life, ... The attempt to write an unvarnished account of theosophy is beset by a number ..."

2. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber, Frank Thilly (1896)
"theosophy. Magic The mixture of new ideas and old superstitions gives rise to a ... theosophy shares theology's belief in the supernatural and philosophy's ..."

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