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demiurge

Main Entry:: demi·urge
Pronunciation:: \ˈde-mē-ˌərj\
Function:: 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

1capitalized 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 world2: one that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power

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\-jik\ also demi·ur·gi·cal

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\-ji-kəl\ adjective

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