THEOSOPHIST
The*os"o*phist, n.
Defn: One addicted to theosophy. The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God, or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his own, for its basis. R. A. Vaughan.
THEOSOPHISTICAL
The*os`o*phis"tic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.
THEOSOPHIZE
The*os"o*phize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Theosophized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Theosophizing.]
Defn: To practice theosophy. [R.]
THEOSOPHY
The*os"o*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. théosophie.]
Defn: Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature.
THERAPEUTAE
Ther`a*peu"tæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Therapeutic.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited.