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单词 demiurge
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dem•i•urge  (demē ûrj′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.
  2. 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 ûrjəs),USA pronunciation dem′i•urgic, dem′i•urgi•cal, adj.  dem′i•urgi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
demiurge /ˈdɛmɪˌɜːdʒ ˈdiː-/ n
  1. (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
  2. (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 work

ˌdemiˈurgeous, ˌdemiˈurgic, ˌdemiˈurgical adj
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