theosophy
noun /θiˈɒsəfi/
/θiˈɑːsəfi/
- [uncountable, countable] a religious system of thought that tries to know God by means of meditation, prayer, etc.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2神智学(通过直接体验以认识上帝) - Theosophy[uncountable] the belief of a religious group, the Theosophical Society, started in New York in 1875
Topics Religion and festivalsc2神智学会信仰(该会于 1875 年在纽约成立)
词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin theosophia, from late Greek, from theosophos ‘wise concerning God’, from theos ‘god’ + sophos ‘wise’.