theosophy

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the·os·o·phy / [unvoicedth]ēˈäsəfē/ • n. any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, esp. the movement founded in 1875 as the Theosophical Society by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907).DERIVATIVES: the·os·o·pher / -fər/ n.the·o·soph·ic / ˌ[unvoicedth]ēəˈsäfik/ adj.the·o·soph·i·cal / ˌ[unvoicedth]ēəˈsäfikəl/ adj.the·o·soph·i·cal·ly / ˌ[unvoicedth]ēəˈsäfik(ə)lē/ adv.the·os·o·phist / -fist/ n.

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