单词 | telesiurgic |
释义 | † telesiurgicadj. Obsolete. Able to accomplish a desired goal or end; effectual, perfective. Cf. telestic adj.Chiefly in the context of Neoplatonism and the mystical or magical rites associated with it. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective] consummating1582 teleiotical1601 complemental1602 crowning1604 consummative1614 consummatory1623 completing1656 completory1659 telesiurgic1662 completive1677 finishing1705 teleiotic1705 accompletive1826 finial1888 1662 T. Stanley Hist. Chaldaick Philos. i. 51 The other part of the Chaldaick Magick is Theurgic...This they called also..the Telestick Science and Telesiurgick. 1793 T. Taylor tr. Emperor Julian Two Orations 28 What else..can he mean to insinuate by this narration, but that this deity..is of a telesiurgic nature [Gk. τελεσιουργὸν], or is endued with a perfective operative power? 1822 Classical Jrnl. 25 138 The telesiurgic power of dæmons is often celebrated by Proclus and other Platonists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1662 |
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