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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dem•i•urge (dem′ē ûrj′),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophy
- [Platonism.]the artificer of the world.
- Philosophy(in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.
- Ancient History(in many states of ancient Greece) a public official or magistrate.
- Greek dēmiourgós a worker for the people, skilled worker, equivalent. to dé̄mio(s) of the people (derivative of dêmos the people) + -ergos a worker, derivative of érgon work, with oe ou
- 1590–1600;
dem•i•ur•geous (dem′ē ûr′jəs),USA pronunciation dem′i•ur′gic, dem′i•ur′gi•cal, adj. dem′i•ur′gi•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: demiurge /ˈdɛmɪˌɜːdʒ ˈdiː-/ n - (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- (in Gnostic and some other philosophies) the creator of the universe, supernatural but subordinate to the Supreme Being
Etymology: 17th Century: from Church Latin dēmiūrgus, from Greek dēmiourgos skilled workman, literally: one who works for the people, from dēmos people + ergon workˌdemiˈurgeous, ˌdemiˈurgic, ˌdemiˈurgical adj |