Demiurgen.

Brit.

/ˈdɛmɪəːdʒ/,

/ˈdiːmɪəːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈdɛmiˌərdʒ/

Etymology: modern < Greek δημιουργός (Latinized dēmiūrgus), literally public or skilled worker, < δήμιος of the people, public + -εργος -working, worker: compare French demiurge. The Greek and Latin forms demiurgos, -urgus/diːmɪ-/, /dɛmɪɜːɡəs/were in earlier use. (So in 16th cent. French demiourgon, Rabelais.)

1. A name for the Maker or Creator of the world, in the Platonic Philosophy; in certain later systems, as the Gnostic, conceived as a being subordinate to the Supreme Being, and sometimes as the author of evil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > in Gnosticism > Demiurge

Demiurge1678

demiourgos1920

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > in ancient Greece

polemarch1579

telearch1690

Demiurge1840

politarch1852

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Proclus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 259 Zeus..in Plato..sometimes..is taken for the Demiurgus or Opificer of the World, as in Cratylus.

1793 T. Taylor in Plato Timæus Introd. 402 By the demiurgus and father of the world we must understand Jupiter.

1840 R. Browning Sordello v. 400 ‘Better,’ say you, ‘merge At once all workmen in the demiurge.’

1867 J. H. Stirling tr. A. Schwegler Handbk. Hist. Philos. xiv. 83 Demiurgus, by model of the eternal ideas, has fashioned it [the world] in perfection.

1873 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 94 The Hindu supreme God is..separated by a whole series of demiurges from all care of the universe.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 356 The Manichees subsequently argued, that there were two Gods—one the supreme and illimitable Deity..the other a limited and imperfect Demiurge.

2. Ancient Greek History. The title of a magistrate in certain ancient Greek states, and in the Achæan League.

ΚΠ

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxii. 823 He was a demiurgus.]

1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxi. 102 The number of the demiurges seems..to have been limited to ten.

in extended use.1885 H. Taylor Autobiogr. II. 39 Such pressures of official work..had become frequent since the retirement of the Demiurge, James Stephen.

Derivatives

demiˈurgeous adj. of the nature of a demiurge.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > [adjective] > being the source of evil

demiurgeous1882

1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. Pref. 15 Our demiurgeous Mrs. Grundy smiles apologetically on its victims.

demiˈurgism n. the doctrine of a demiurge.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > demiurgism

demiurgism1880

1880 A. Gray Lett. (1893) 695 I am amused at Professor…'s substitution of demiurgism for evolution.

1886 in Cent. Mag. XXXII. 116 The prowling theosophies and demiurgisms that swarm in from the limbo of unreason.

demiˈurgus-ship n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iv. viii. 395 Unheard-of Demiurgusships, Priesthoods, Aristocracies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demiurge
释义	Demiurgen. Brit. /ˈdɛmɪəːdʒ/, /ˈdiːmɪəːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈdɛmiˌərdʒ/ Etymology: modern < Greek δημιουργός (Latinized dēmiūrgus), literally public or skilled worker, < δήμιος of the people, public + -εργος -working, worker: compare French demiurge. The Greek and Latin forms demiurgos, -urgus/diːmɪ-/, /dɛmɪɜːɡəs/were in earlier use. (So in 16th cent. French demiourgon, Rabelais.) 1. A name for the Maker or Creator of the world, in the Platonic Philosophy; in certain later systems, as the Gnostic, conceived as a being subordinate to the Supreme Being, and sometimes as the author of evil. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > in Gnosticism > Demiurge Demiurge1678 demiourgos1920 society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > in ancient Greece polemarch1579 telearch1690 Demiurge1840 politarch1852 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Proclus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 259 Zeus..in Plato..sometimes..is taken for the Demiurgus or Opificer of the World, as in Cratylus. 1793 T. Taylor in Plato Timæus Introd. 402 By the demiurgus and father of the world we must understand Jupiter. 1840 R. Browning Sordello v. 400 ‘Better,’ say you, ‘merge At once all workmen in the demiurge.’ 1867 J. H. Stirling tr. A. Schwegler Handbk. Hist. Philos. xiv. 83 Demiurgus, by model of the eternal ideas, has fashioned it [the world] in perfection. 1873 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 94 The Hindu supreme God is..separated by a whole series of demiurges from all care of the universe. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 356 The Manichees subsequently argued, that there were two Gods—one the supreme and illimitable Deity..the other a limited and imperfect Demiurge. 2. Ancient Greek History. The title of a magistrate in certain ancient Greek states, and in the Achæan League. ΚΠ 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxii. 823 He was a demiurgus.] 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxi. 102 The number of the demiurges seems..to have been limited to ten. in extended use.1885 H. Taylor Autobiogr. II. 39 Such pressures of official work..had become frequent since the retirement of the Demiurge, James Stephen. Derivatives demiˈurgeous adj. of the nature of a demiurge.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > [adjective] > being the source of evil demiurgeous1882 1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. Pref. 15 Our demiurgeous Mrs. Grundy smiles apologetically on its victims. demiˈurgism n. the doctrine of a demiurge. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > demiurgism demiurgism1880 1880 A. Gray Lett. (1893) 695 I am amused at Professor…'s substitution of demiurgism for evolution. 1886 in Cent. Mag. XXXII. 116 The prowling theosophies and demiurgisms that swarm in from the limbo of unreason. demiˈurgus-ship n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iv. viii. 395 Unheard-of Demiurgusships, Priesthoods, Aristocracies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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