theosoph
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English
Alternative forms
- theosophe (archaic)
Etymology
Attested circa 1835. From Medieval Latin theosophus (“a theologian”, noun),[1] from Koine Greek θεόσοφος (theósophos, “wise in things concerning god”, adjective),[1][2] from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”).[1][2] Cognate with French théosophe[1][3] and Spanish teósofo.[1][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
theosoph (plural theosophs)
- (archaic) A theosophist.[1]
- 1843 July, F. A. Strale, “Fugitive thoughts”, in John Holmes Agnew, editor, American eclectic and museum of literature, science, and art, volume 2, New York: E. Littell, →OCLC, page 394:
- […] where arose on some circumscribed basis of experiments, the speculative structures of the theosoph, the astrologer and the alchemist.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theosoph.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 “theosoph”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “theosophy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “théosophe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- ^ “teósofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- Theosophy in Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, London, W. & R. Chambers, 1907. p. 1006. →OCLC.
- theosoph,theosophe,theosopher,theosophist at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- “theosoph, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2015. - “theosoph”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
