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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTHROPOS'OPHY, n. [Gr. man, and wisdom.]
Knowledge of the nature of man; acquaintance with man's structure and functions, comprehending anatomy and physiology.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1916 a 20th century religious system growing out of theosophy and centering on human development • anthroposophist noun

Britannica Concise

Philosophy based on the view that the human intellect has the ability to contact spiritual worlds. It was formulated in the early 20th cent. by R. Steiner and was influenced by theosophy. Steiner wanted to develop a faculty for spiritual perception independent of the senses, which he believed was latent in all human beings, and to this end he founded the Anthroposophical Society in 1912. Now based in Dornach, Switzerland, the society has branches worldwide.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anthroposophy An`thro*pos"o*phy, n. [Gr. ? man + ? wisdom, knowledge.] Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.