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1. (n.) demiurge
(in Platonism) the artificer of the world.
2. demiurge
(in Gnostic and other systems) a subordinate supernatural being who created the world and is regarded as the creator of evil.
3. demiurge
(in ancient Greece) a public official or magistrate.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < Gk dēmiourgós artisan, public official =dēmio(s) of the people (der. of dêmos the people) +-orgos, akin to érgon work)
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1. (noun) demiurge
a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
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1. (noun) demiurge
the chief magistrate in some of the Greek states
2. (noun) demiurge
god, as the Maker of the world
3. (noun) demiurge
according to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man
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