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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.
Specialized synonyms: Cabala, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah, Qabbala, Qabbalah
Derivative terms: Theosophical, Theosophist
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
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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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