demiurge
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- noun
- /ˈdɛmɪˌɜrdʒ/
- Formal
- Many ancient texts suggest that the demiurge is an artisan-like figure who organizes the cosmos.
- demiurge creator
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Watch on YouTubeSo they said that and then they say like they had the whole idea that the that Yahweh is the demiurge is evil.
- So they said that and then they say like they had the whole idea that the that Yahweh is the demiurge is evil.
- But you take this Platonic stoic idea of the Demiurge and then you try to hammer it together with the Hebrew Bible.
- It's just that the, the demiurge can only do the best with what the demiurge had to work with.
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It's just that the, the demiurge can only do the best with what the demiurge had to work with.
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In this process, an important role was given to the Creator-Demiurge.
Academic text (2016) -
Ultimately, however, the state ended up playing the role of demiurge and competing unsuccessfully with more agile private firms.
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Another character speculates on the identity of these mysterious demiurges.
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According to Galen, everything was preplanned by the mastermind of the Demiurge.
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In Gnostic belief, the demiurge is often depicted as a flawed creator who shapes the material world.
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Philosophers have debated the role of the demiurge in the creation of the universe for centuries.
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A name people use for God, the being who made everything
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A god or goddess that people worship and think has power over part of the world
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Etymology
Demiurge comes from the Greek demiourgos, made of demo- meaning 'the people' and -urgos meaning 'worker' or 'craftsman', the same demo- you find in democracy. So a demiurge is like a maker or craftsman of the world, often seen as a creator who is not the highest god.