Rosicrucianism

[ roh-zi-kroo-shuh-niz-uhm, roz-i- ]

noun

1. the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rosicrucianism¹

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

The secret of ‘the philosopher’s stone’ led him into fascinating regions of speculation, and the ecstasies of Rosicrucianism dazzled him with the idea of holding communication with the inhabitants of the other world.

From Project Gutenberg