THEURGY

[the.ur.gy] n [LL theurgia, fr. LGk theourgia, fr. theourgos miracle worker, fr. Gk the- + ergon work--more at work] (1569): the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent or supernatural power to do or refrain from doing something -- the.ur.gic or the.ur.gi.cal adj