What does theurgy mean?

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ˈθi ɜr dʒitheur·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. theurgynoun

    the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs

  2. theurgynoun

    white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)

Wiktionary

  1. theurgynoun

    A supernatural intervention in human affairs.

  2. theurgynoun

    The performance of miracles.

  3. theurgynoun

    The technique of persuading a god; the procuring of miracles by such persuasion.

  4. theurgynoun

    Theogony.

  5. Etymology: From θεός + ἔργον.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Theurgynoun

    The power of doing supernatural things by lawful means, as by prayer to God. Nathan Bailey

    Etymology: ϑεουργία.

Wikipedia

  1. Theurgy

    Theurgy (; from Greek θεουργία theourgía) describes the practice of rituals, sometimes seen as magical in nature, performed with the intention of invoking the action or evoking the presence of one or more deities, especially with the goal of achieving henosis (uniting with the divine) and perfecting oneself.

ChatGPT

  1. theurgy

    Theurgy is a type of magic or ritual practice aimed at invoking the action or evoking the presence of one or more gods, with the goal of achieving spiritual enlightenment or uniting with the divine. This term is associated with neoplatonic philosophy and various esoteric or mystical traditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Theurgynoun

    a divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery

  2. Theurgynoun

    a kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental rites

  3. Theurgynoun

    in later or modern magic, that species of magic in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in distinction from natural magic

Wikidata

  1. Theurgy

    Theurgy describes the practice of rituals, sometimes seen as magical in nature, performed with the intention of invoking the action or evoking the presence of one or more gods, especially with the goal of uniting with the divine, achieving henosis, and perfecting oneself.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Theurgy

    thē′ur-ji, n. that kind of magic which affects to work by supernatural agency, as distinguished from natural magic and necromancy.—adjs. Theur′gic, -al.—n. Theur′gist, a magician. [Gr. theourgiatheos, a god, ergein, to work.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of theurgy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of theurgy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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