theosophical

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English theosophy

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English -ical

English -ical

English theosophical

From theosophy + -ical.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌθiː.əˈsɒ.fɪ.kəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌθi.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: the‧o‧so‧phi‧cal

Adjective

theosophical (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to theosophy.
   • 2000, Urszula Szulakowska, The alchemy of light : geometry and optics in late Renaissance alchemical illustration, Leiden [u.a.]: Brill, →ISBN, page 11:

     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.

Derived terms

• nontheosophical
• theosophically