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Deism vs Theosophy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between deism and theosophy

is that deism is a philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines while theosophy is (religion) any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of god can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.

deism

English

Noun

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  • The religious philosophy and movement that became prominent in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries that rejects supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and divine revelation prominent in organized religion, along with holy books and revealed religions that assert the existence of such things.

    • Usage notes

    Reference to the 17th and 18th century movement is more frequently capitalized, while reference to the general philosophy or belief is more frequently not capitalized.

    Quotations

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    Anagrams

    * * * English words suffixed with -ism

    theosophy

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    Noun

    (wikipedia theosophy) (en-noun) Applied variously over the years.
  • (religion) any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
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    Derived terms

    * theosophic * theosophical * theosophist, theosopher * theosophize / theosophise

    Translations

    (doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism) * Ancient Greek: * Armenian: * Belarusian: * Bulgarian: * Czech: (t) * Danish: (t) * Dutch: * Estonian: (t) * Finnish: * French: * Georgian: * German: * Greek: * Hungarian: * Icelandic: * Interlingue: (t) (trans-mid) * Italian: * Korean: * Latin: * Malay: (t) * Norwegian: * Polish: * Portuguese: * Romanian: * Russian: * Serbo-Croatian: (t) * Spanish: * Swedish: * Tajik: * Tatar: * Turkish: (t) * Ukrainian: (trans-bottom)