DEMIURGE


Meaning of DEMIURGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-mē-ˌərj ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin demiurgus, from Greek dēmiourgos, literally, artisan, one with special skill, from dēmios of the people (from dēmos people) + -ourgos worker (from 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-kəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.