theosoph

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 to French théosophe (noun),[1][3] cognate to Spanish teósofo (noun).[1][4]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθiː.əsɒf/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈθiː.oʊ.sɒf/
Hyphenation: the‧o‧soph

Noun

theosoph (plural theosophs)

(archaic) A theosophist.[1]
- 1843 July, Strale, F. A., “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.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:theosophist

References

“theosoph”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “theosophy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
“théosophe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“teósofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Theosophy in Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, London, W. & R. Chambers, 1907. p. 1006. →OCLC.
theosoph,theosophe,theosopher,theosophist at Google Ngram Viewer
“theosoph, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2015.
theosoph in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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