theosophist

C2 Topic:Religion & Belief
US /θiˈɑːsəfɪst/ UK /θiˈɒsəfɪst/
noun Freq #224120

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a follower or advocate of theosophy, especially a member of the modern Theosophical movement

    The theosophist argued that all religions reflected a shared ancient wisdom.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a follower or advocate of... theosophertheosoph
Word family
Related forms theosophyTheosophical Societyesotericismmysticism

Etymology

Formed from theosophy + -ist. Theosophy comes through Late Latin from Greek theosophia ("divine wisdom"), built from theos ("god") + sophia ("wisdom"); -ist denotes an adherent or advocate.

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