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What does theosophy mean?

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Noun
  1. (philosophy) 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.
  2. (religion) Any system which claims to attain communication with God and superior spirits by physical processes.
  3. The system of beliefs and doctrines of the Theosophical Society.
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The Neoplatonists cordially hated theosophy, and its Manichee form more than all.
This indifference to outward forms or beliefs is in fact an important aspect of theosophy itself, for it is why the theosophers have never formed a sect or institution.
At the same time his interest in Indian thought and theosophy led him to the Dublin Hermetic Society.
The common characteristic of all the New Platonists is a tendency to mysticism, theosophy, and theurgy.
Madame Blavatsky, one of the founders and best-known practitioners of theosophy, was particularly influential.
In time, like many leading artists of the day, she became interested in theosophy as a way of knowing God.

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