theosophistical

theosophistical

English

Etymology

From theosophistic +‎ -al.

Adjective

theosophistical (comparative more theosophistical, superlative most theosophistical)

1. (often pejorative) Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.
   • 1889 March 23, “Yearning reduced to absurdity”, in The Scots observer‎, volume 1, number 18, Edinburgh, London, OCLC 714666494, page 500:

     This is a volume of Theosophistical, and therefore nonsensical, essays.

   • 1997 November 28, jc, “Re: Glamour”, in alt.meditation, Usenet‎, message-ID <[e-mail]>:

     Any brain cells in there, apart from pseudo-intellectual, patently theosophistical clap trap.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:theosophistical.

References

• theosophistical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “theosophistical” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
• “theosophistic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015-03-06.
• theosophistical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.