Demiurge Definition
dĕmē-ûrj
noun
A public magistrate in some ancient Greek states.
American Heritage
A ruling force or creative power.
Webster's New World
In Platonism, a deity or creative force that shaped the material world.
Webster's New World
In Gnosticism, a deity subordinate to the supreme deity, sometimes considered the creator of evil.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(Platonism) The subordinate being that fashions the perceptible world in the light of eternal ideas.
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demiurge
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Late Latin dēmiurgus from Greek dēmiourgos artisan dēmios public (from dēmos people dā- in Indo-European roots) ergos worker (from ergon work werg- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (Dēmiourgos).
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From Demiurge (proper noun)
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