Theosophical Society


noun
  1. a society founded by Madame Blavatsky and others, in New York in 1875, advocating a worldwide eclectic religion based largely on Brahmanic and Buddhistic teachings.

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How to use Theosophical Society in a sentence

  • In a short time the Theosophical Society counted its members, not by hundreds, but by thousands.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • The Theosophical Society rests on the principle of complete non-interference with the religious beliefs of its members.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • He wrote to the missionaries withdrawing his letter and offered himself to the Theosophical Society as a chela.

    Reveries over Childhood and Youth | William Butler Yeats
  • Several such instances are well known to members of the Theosophical Society, having come under their direct observation.

    Thought-Forms | Annie Besant
  • This is our latter day saint who must be re-admitted, nay, invited back, into the Theosophical Society.

    H. P. Blavatsky | Alice Leighton Cleather