n.
Pronunciation: ' de-m ē - ˌ ə rj
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin demiurgus, from Greek d ē miourgos, literally, artisan, one with special skill, from d ē mios of the people (fr. d ē mos people) + -ourgos worker (fr. ergon work) ― more at DEMAGOGUE , WORK
Date: 1840
1 capitalized a : a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas b : a Gnostic subordinate deity who is the creator of the material world
2 : one that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power
– demi · ur · gic \ -jik \ also demi · ur · gi · cal \ -ji-k ə l \ adjective