theopathic

Krishnaism offers the most extensive manifestation to be found in the world of what W. James calls the theopathic condition as illustrated by nuns like Marguérite Marie Alacoque, Saint Gertrude and the more distinguished Saint Theresa.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

He is especially conscious of the dangers facing those whose primary pursuit concerns being sympathetic, theopathic, and morally perceptive.

David Hartley Allen, Richard 2009

When their intellectual outlook is narrow, they fall into all sorts of holy excesses, fanaticism or theopathic absorption, self-torment, prudery, scrupulosity, gullibility, and morbid inability to meet the world.

The Varieties of Religious Experience 1902

A lower example still of theopathic saintliness is that of Saint Gertrude, a Benedictine nun of the thirteenth century, whose "Revelations," a well-known mystical authority, consist mainly of proofs of Christ's partiality for her undeserving person.

The Varieties of Religious Experience 1902

There is no English name for such a sweet excess of devotion, so I will refer to it as a theopathic condition.

The Varieties of Religious Experience 1902

In theopathic characters, like those whom we have just considered, the love of God must not be mixed with any other love.

The Varieties of Religious Experience 1902

A lower example still of theopathic saintliness is that of Saint Gertrude, a Benedictine nun of the thirteenth century, whose "Revelations," a well-known mystical authority, consist mainly of proofs of Christ's partiality for her undeserving person.

Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature William James 1876

In theopathic characters, like those whom we have just considered, the love of God must not be mixed with any other love.

Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature William James 1876

There is no English name for such a sweet excess of devotion, so I will refer to it as a theopathic condition.

Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature William James 1876

When their intellectual outlook is narrow, they fall into all sorts of holy excesses, fanaticism or theopathic absorption, self-torment, prudery, scrupulosity, gullibility, and morbid inability to meet the world.

Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature William James 1876