demiurge
n.
judge in ancient Greece; Creator of the world (according to Platonic philosophy)
Demiurge
Demiurge (from the
Greek , Latinized , meaning "artisan" or "craftsman", literally "worker in the service of the people", from "of the people" + "work") is a term for a
creator deity, a divine artisan or architect responsible for the
creation of the
physical universe.In the sense of a divine creative principle, the word was introduced by
Plato in
Timaeus, 41a (ca. 360 BC). It subsequently appears in a number of different religious and philosophical systems of
Late Antiquity, besides
Platonic realism most notably in
Neoplatonism and
Gnosticism:For Plato, the demiurge is a benevolent creator of the laws or the heaven or of the world in
Timaeus.
Plotinus identified the demiurge as
nous (divine reason), the first emanation of "
the One" (see
monad). Neoplatonists personified the demiurge as
Zeus. In
Gnosticism, the material universe is seen as
evil, and the demiurge is the evil creator of the physical world.
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demiurge
Noun
1. a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
(hypernym) deity, divinity, god, immortal
démiurge (m)
n.
demiurge, judge in ancient Greece
Demiurge
(n.)
The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.
(n.)
God, as the Maker of the world.
(n.)
According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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