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theosophical

theosophical

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About spiritual ideas that mix religion and secret knowledge
  • adjective
  • /ˌθiːəˈsɒfɪkəl/
: teosófico
  • Blavatsky also had a penchant for social progressivism, as expressed in the first principle of the Theosophical Society: "To form the nucleus of a universal brotherhood of humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color."
  • Theosophical Society

Examples

  • The Theosophical Society, born in New York City in 1875, had been introducing Americans to its reshaped notions of karma and reincarnation for a long time.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Together, Blavatsky and Olcott would become the twin pillars of the Theosophical Society until her death in May of 1891.

    Blog text (27)
  • Although there is no evidence that Stieglitz ever attended any Theosophical meetings, he would have been familiar with its basic doctrines since at least 1912.

    Academic text (2003)
  • He borrowed the teachings of Madame Blavatsky; all of those boxes and those colors were meant to represent theosophical relationships.

    Blog text (22)
  • In the late 1800s, he began focusing on the re-emergence of spirituality in the West by influencing what became the Theosophical movement.

    Blog text (4)
  • In India, the Theosophical Society reached the peak of its influence in 1917 when Annie Besant, who succeeded Olcott as president, became the first woman and the last European to head the Indian National Congress.

    Blog text (27)
  • In this focus on self-realization, Wilde's spiritual striving aligns closely with British occultism, a spiritual movement with which Wilde, his wife Constance, and his brother Willie were involved through an organization called the Theosophical Society.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The university hosted a seminar on theosophical teachings and their relevance in modern spirituality.

  • Many artists were influenced by theosophical ideas about the interconnectedness of all life.

  • She enjoys reading books that explore theosophical concepts, especially those related to spiritual evolution.

Surface Forms

theosophical positive

Morphology

theosophical = theosophy (transparent) = theosophy + ical

Formed regularly from 'theosophy' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ical', so the meaning 'relating to theosophy' is directly derived.

Etymology

Theosophical comes from Greek parts theo- meaning 'god' and sophia meaning 'wisdom', so it literally means 'wisdom about God'. Like philosophy, which uses the same 'soph' root for 'wisdom', theosophical describes ideas or teachings about spiritual or 'divine' wisdom, especially those of the Theosophical Society.