theosophical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌθiː.əˈsɒ.fɪ.kəl/ (UK)
- /ˌθi.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kəl/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English theosophy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English theosophical From theosophy + -ical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to theosophy.
The religious ideas of late Renaissance alchemists were based on the Paracelsian theosophical system, which was a half-pagan, half-Christian belief system, both a mystical path and a theurgic practice.
2000, Urszula Szulakowska, The alchemy of light : geometry and optics in late Renaissance alchemical illustration, Leiden [u.a.]: Brill, →ISBN, page 11: