demiurge
see also: Demiurge
Pronunciation Noun
Demiurge
Pronunciation Proper noun
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see also: Demiurge
Pronunciation Noun
demiurge (plural demiurges)
- (Platonic philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being#Noun|being that created the universe out of primal matter#Noun|matter.
- A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms.
- (Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
- (figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force#Noun|force or decisive power#Noun|power.
- (historical, Ancient Greece) The title#Noun|title of a magistrate in a number of state#Noun|states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
- French: démiurge
- German: Demiurg
- Italian: demiurgo
- Portuguese: demiurgo
- Russian: демиу́рг
- Spanish: demiurgo
Demiurge
Pronunciation Proper noun
- (Platonism) The subordinate being that fashions the perceptible world in the light of eternal ideas.
- (gnosticism) A prideful, inferior being that creates the material world; frequently identified with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible.
- Russian: Демиу́рг
- French: démiurge
- German: Demiurg
- Italian: demiurgo
- Portuguese: demiurgo
- Russian: Демиу́рг
- Spanish: demiurgo
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