WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
the•os•o•phy /θiˈɑsəfi/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Religiona form of philosophical or religious thought based on a mystical view of divine nature.
the•os•o•phy
(thē os′ə fē),USA pronunciation n.
the•o•soph•i•cal
(thē′ə sof′i kəl),USA pronunciation the′o•soph′ic, adj.
the′o•soph′i•cal•ly, adv.
the•os′o•phism, n.
the•os′o•phist, n.
- Religionany of various forms of philosophical or religious thought based on a mystical insight into the divine nature.
- Religion, Eastern Religions(often caps.) the system of belief and practice of the Theosophical Society.
- Late Greek theosophía. See theo, -sophy
- Medieval Latin theosophia
- 1640–50;
the•os′o•phism, n.
the•os′o•phist, n.
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