Relating to ancient wisdom or philosophy about the depths, particularly in occult or esoteric contexts.
From Greek 'bathys' (deep) and 'sophia' (wisdom), creating a pseudo-scientific or philosophical term from 19th-century occult literature. The term suggests hidden or profound knowledge.
This word shows how people in the 1800s blended Greek roots to create impressive-sounding terms for concepts that didn't quite exist in standard science—it's basically pseudo-intellectual vocabulary that sounds mysterious but rarely appears in serious writing.
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