anthroposophy

noun

an·​thro·​pos·​o·​phy ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-sə-fē 

: a 20th century religious system growing out of theosophy and centering on human development

anthroposophist

ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-sə-fist 

noun

Examples of anthroposophy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unable to conquer his doubts about that idea, Oosterhoff eventually soured on anthroposophy too. — Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026

Both the company and the school were influenced by the spiritual science movement anthroposophy. — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Anthroposophie, from anthropo- anthropo- + -sophie -sophy

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anthroposophy

• philosophy
• theosophy