theosophism
(θiːˈɒsəfɪz(ə)m)
[f. as theosoph + -ism. Cf. F. théosophisme (Diderot).]
The theory and practice of theosophy; theosophizing.
| 1791 Enfield Hist. Philos. ix. iii. II. 489 Many traces of the spirit of Theosophism may be found through the whole history of philosophy; in which nothing is more frequent, than fanatical and hypocritical pretensions to divine illumination. 1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. Dec. 526 The ardent, zealous, and exalted enthusiast aspires to super⁓human excellence, and clings to the prospects of theosophism. |
b. In reference to theosophy in sense 2.
| 1896 Chicago Advance 1 Oct. 449 Theosophism, spiritualism, Christian Science,..are all modern instances of ways in which men are led astray. |