The term theosophy was used as a synonym for theology as early as the 3rd century CE. The 13th-century work Summa philosophiae attributed to Robert Grosseteste made a distinction between theosophers and theologians. In the Summa, theosophers were described as authors only inspired by the holy books, while theologians like Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Origen were described as those whose task was to explain theosophy. Therefore, the terms denoted the opposite of the present-day meaning.
The term theosophy was used as a synonym for theology as early as the 3rd century CE The 13th-century work Summa philosophiae attributed to Robert Grosseteste made a distinction between theosophers and theologians In the Summa theosophers were described as authors only inspired by the holy books while theologians like Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Origen were described as those whose task was to explain theosophy Therefore the terms denoted the opposite of the present-day meaning