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

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