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theosophy

Main Entry:: the·os·o·phy
Pronunciation:: \-fē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Medieval Latin theosophia, from Late Greek, from Greek the- + sophia wisdom — more at -sophy
Date:: 1650

1: teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight2often capitalized : the teachings of a modern movement originating in the United States in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories especially of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation

— theo·soph·i·cal

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\ˌthē-ə-ˈsä-fi-kəl\ adjective

— theo·soph·i·cal·ly

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\-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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