| 单词 | theurgy |
| 释义 | theurgy (once / 176408 pages) n Theurgy is when gods intervene in the lives of people. If you believe that an actual miracle allowed your favorite football team to win an important game, you can call it an act of theurgy. One kind of theurgy is accepted and seen as true in many Christian churches — it's God getting directly involved in our affairs, through miracles or divine intervention. Other kinds of theurgy involve magic, as in casting spells and doing magical rituals. The word comes from the Greek theourgia, "sorcery," which in turn is rooted in theos, or "god." WORD FAMILYtheurgy: theurgies USAGE EXAMPLESEcstasy for the initiates, theurgy for the crowd. Cousin, Victor, Lectures on the true, the beautiful...(2011) The arts of theurgy were employed to wean the mind from sensuous knowledge, and to fix aspiration on unseen realities. Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston), Monophysitism Past and Present—A St...(2010) In regard to Theurgy, the ancients gave this name to that part of magic which is called white magic. Christmas, Henry, The Phantom World—or, The philosoph...(2010) 1n the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs Hyper causal agency, causal agent, cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 2n white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists) Hyper white magic magic used only for good purposes |
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