theosophical

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UK/ˌθiː.əˈsɒ.fɪ.kəl/US/ˌθi.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to theosophy.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English theosophy →
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Meanings

adjectivetheosophical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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

Origin

  1. Englishtheosophy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtheosophical

From theosophy + -ical.

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APA

theosophical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theosophical

MLA

“theosophical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theosophical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theosophical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theosophical.

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