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Anthroposophy is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Anthroposophy in a sentence

Anthroposophy meaning

  1. Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
  2. A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.

Using Anthroposophy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Knowledge or understanding of human nature. | A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
  • In the example corpus, anthroposophy often appears in combinations such as: of anthroposophy, anthroposophy in.

Context around Anthroposophy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ayurveda 1× science 1× disputed 1× modern 1× word 1×

Often after:

concurs 1×

Sentence patterns with Anthroposophy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

basis of anthroposophy 1× development of anthroposophy 1× has disputed anthroposophy s claim 1× in ayurveda anthroposophy and chinese 1× modern anthroposophy concurs with 1× see also anthroposophy in this 1× spiritual science anthroposophy as a 1× the word anthroposophy in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bellow also used 1× christian and jewish 1× freda easton the 1× modern anthroposophy concurs 1× see also anthroposophy 1× steiner probably first 1×

Common sentence endings:

basis of anthroposophy 1× development of anthroposophy 1× group in chicago 1× in this page 1× medicine said steinvorth 1× of elijah cf 1×

Words around Anthroposophy

Just before it in the word index:

anthroposophists 2 anthroposophical 9 anthroposophic 3 anthropos 2 anthropomorphizing 2 anthropomorphizes 2

Just after it in the word index:

anthu 2 anthurium 2 anthuriums 2 anti 11.742 antiabortion 4 antiaging 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Anthroposophy

  • In this selection, "anthroposophy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ayurveda, science, disputed and concurs stand out and add context to how "anthroposophy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include basis of anthroposophy and development of anthroposophy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anthroposophy" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anthroposophy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

See also Anthroposophy in this page. (6 words)

Christian and Jewish mystical thought have also influenced the development of anthroposophy. (12 words)

Modern anthroposophy concurs with the idea that the Baptist was a reincarnation of Elijah, (cf. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Freda Easton, The Waldorf Impulse in Education, Columbia University dissertation 1995 Sven Ove Hansson has disputed anthroposophy's claim to a scientific basis, stating that its ideas are not empirically derived and neither reproducible nor testable. (36 words)

Steiner probably first encountered the word "anthroposophy" in the work of Zimmermann, some of whose lectures in the University of Vienna he had attended while a student. (27 words)

The products took four years to develop in Switzerland, based on a philosophy that’s rooted in Ayurveda, Anthroposophy and Chinese medicine, said Steinvorth. (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

The products took four years to develop in Switzerland, based on a philosophy that’s rooted in Ayurveda, Anthroposophy and Chinese medicine, said Steinvorth.

Bellow also used Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science, anthroposophy, as a theme in the book, having attended a study group in Chicago.

Christian and Jewish mystical thought have also influenced the development of anthroposophy.

Freda Easton, The Waldorf Impulse in Education, Columbia University dissertation 1995 Sven Ove Hansson has disputed anthroposophy's claim to a scientific basis, stating that its ideas are not empirically derived and neither reproducible nor testable.

Modern anthroposophy concurs with the idea that the Baptist was a reincarnation of Elijah, (cf.

See also Anthroposophy in this page.

Steiner probably first encountered the word "anthroposophy" in the work of Zimmermann, some of whose lectures in the University of Vienna he had attended while a student.

Various forms of biographic and counselling work have been developed on the basis of anthroposophy.

Common combinations with anthroposophy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of anthroposophy 2×
  • anthroposophy in 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anthroposophy" in a sentence?
An example: "The products took four years to develop in Switzerland, based on a philosophy that’s rooted in Ayurveda, Anthroposophy and Chinese medicine, said Steinvorth." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "anthroposophy" from authentic English texts.
What does "anthroposophy" mean?
Anthroposophy means: Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
How many example sentences with "anthroposophy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "anthroposophy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.