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theo- (iou)



theo- combining form. Before a vowel the-.
[Greek from theos god: see -O-.]
Of or pertaining to God or gods.
theo'centric adjective centring or centred in God; having God as its centre: L19.
theo'centricism noun (rare) = theocentrism E20.
theocen'tricity noun = theocentrism M20.
theo'centrism noun theocentric doctrine or belief M20.
theodidact noun & adjective (a person) taught by God E18.
the'olatry noun the worship of God or gods E19.
theo'mania noun religious mania; spec. a mental illness in which the patient believes himself or herself to be a god or to be possessed by one: M19.
theo'maniac noun a person affected with theomania M19.
the'onomy noun (rare) government by God L19.
the'ophagous adjective of, pertaining to, or marked by theophagy L19.
the'ophagy noun (a) the 'eating' of God in the Eucharist; (b) Anthropology the eating of a meal at which it is believed that a god is ingested with the consecrated Food: L19.
theo'phobia noun irrational fear of God; dread of divine anger; rare aversion to or hatred of God: L19.
theo'phoric adjective = theophorous L19.
the'ophorous adjective [Greek theophoros, from pherein to bear] bearing or containing the name of a god E20.
theo'Politics noun (rare) Politics based on the law of God M18.

Steiner, Rudolf (sh)




born Feb. 27, 1861, Kraljevi?, Austria
died March 30, 1925, Dornach, Switz.

Austrian-Swiss social and spiritual philosopher, founder of anthroposophy.

He edited the scientific works of Johann W. von Goethe and contributed to the standard edition of Goethe's complete works. During this period he wrote The Philosophy of Freedom (1894). Coming gradually to believe in spiritual perception independent of the senses, he called the result of his research "anthroposophy," centring on "knowledge produced by the higher self in man." In 1912 he founded the Anthroposophical Society. In 1913 he built his first Goetheanum, a "school of spiritual science," in Dornach, Switz. In 1919 he founded a progressive school for workers at the Waldorf Astoria factory, which led to the international Waldorf School movement. Steiner's Other writings include The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity (1894), Occult Science (1913), and Story of My Life (1924).