Rosicrucianism

American  

[roh-zi-kroo-shuh-niz-uhm, roz-i-] / ˌroʊ zɪˈkru ʃəˌnɪz əm, ˌrɒz ɪ- /

noun

1. the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.

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Etymology

Origin of Rosicrucianism

1730–40; Rosicrucian ( def. ) + -ism

Example Sentences

She had long studied occult and spiritualist writings, including Rosicrucianism and Buddhism, and in 1889 she joined the Swedish Lodge of the Theosophical Society.

From New York Times

Rollins was practicing yoga and reading spiritual texts—books about Buddhism, Sufism, and especially Rosicrucianism, a complicated belief system based on esoteric manifestos devised by a secret brotherhood of alchemists and sages.

From The New Yorker

In this he’s in league with untold numbers of 20th- and 21st-century artists who have found creative inspiration in programs like Neoplatonism, Theosophy, the kabbalah, Rosicrucianism and astrology.

From New York Times

But there’s no evidence that he subscribed to any recondite program like Rosicrucianism or Masonry, or that he used his skills to communicate private messages.

From New York Times

We hear nothing of Rosicrucianism until the beginning of the seventeenth century.

From Project Gutenberg