different between theosophy vs theism

English

Alternative forms

• theosophie (archaic)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin theosophia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (theosophí?, “knowledge of things divine”), from ???? (theós, “god”) +? ?????? (sophí?, “wisdom”); analogous to theo- +? -sophy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [????s?f?]
• (US) IPA^(key): [?i.??s.?.fi]
• Hyphenation: the?os?o?phy

Noun

theosophy (usually uncountable, plural theosophies)

1. (philosophy, religion) any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theosophy.
2. (religion) Any system which claims to attain communication with God and superior spirits by physical processes.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theosophy.
3. The system of beliefs and doctrines of the Theosophical Society.

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Further reading

• theosophy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• theosophy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• theosophy at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology 1

Coined, theo- +? -ism. ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (theós, “god”). Attested in English from 1678, theist being attested 16 years earlier in 1662. Cognate French théisme,, as in Diderot Principes de la philosophie morale (1745), which was probably borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?z?m/

Noun

theism (countable and uncountable, plural theisms)

1. Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
2. (strictly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.
   • 1999, Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices, page 66

     The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.

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See also

• agnosticism
• deism
• divine
• pandeism

References

Etymology 2

Borrowing from New Latin thea (“tea”, noun) + English -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti?z?m/

Noun

theism (uncountable) (pathology)

2. A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea.

Synonyms

• theaism
• theinism

Coordinate terms

• caffeinism

References

Anagrams

• Themis, Thiems, hemist, mithes