[demi.urge] n [LL demiurgus, fr. Gk demiourgos, lit., artisan, one with special skill, fr. demios of the people (fr. demos people) + -ourgos worker (fr. ergon work)--more at demagogue, work] (1678) 1 cap 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 also demi.ur.gi.cal adj