demiurge
noun /ˈdemiɜːdʒ/
/ˈdemiɜːrdʒ/
(literary)- a being that is responsible for creating the world
- a being that controls the part of the world that is not spiritual
Word Originearly 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’.