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demiurge
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEMIURGE
n.[Gr. , a public servant, and work. ] In the mythology of Eastern Philosophers, an eon employed in the creation of the world; a subordinate workman.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEMIURGE
Dem "i *urge, n. Etym: [Gr. dhmioyrgo `s a worker for the people, a workman, especially the marker of the world, the Creator; dh `mios belonging to the people (fr. dh ^mos the people ) + 'e `rgon a work. ]
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.
2. God, as the Maker of the world.
3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man.
New American Oxford Dictionary
demiurge
dem i urge |ˈdemēˌərj ˈdɛmiˌərʤ | ▶noun a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular: • (in Platonic philosophy ) the Maker or Creator of the world. • (in Gnosticism and other theological systems ) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual. DERIVATIVES dem i ur gic |ˌdemēˈərjik |adjective, dem i ur gi cal |ˌdemēˈərjikəl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a magistrate in certain ancient Greek states ): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek dēmiourgos ‘craftsman, ’ from dēmios ‘public ’ (from dēmos ‘people ’) + -ergos ‘working. ’
Oxford Dictionary
demiurge
demiurge |ˈdiːmɪəːdʒ, ˈdɛm -| ▶noun a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular: • (in Platonic philosophy ) the Maker or Creator of the world. • (in Gnosticism and other theological systems ) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual. DERIVATIVES demiurgic |-ˈəːdʒɪk |adjective, demiurgical adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a magistrate in certain ancient Greek states ): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek dēmiourgos ‘craftsman ’, from dēmios ‘public ’ (from dēmos ‘people ’) + -ergos ‘working ’.
French Dictionary
démiurge
démiurge n. m. nom masculin littéraire Créateur, animateur. Note Technique Ce nom ne s ’emploie qu ’au masculin.
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