'Demiurge' definitions:
Definition of 'demiurge'
(from WordNet)
noun
A subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
Definition of 'Demiurge'
From: GCIDE
- Demiurge \Dem"i*urge\, n. [Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the people, a workman, especially the maker of the world, the Creator; dh`mios belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the people) + 'e`rgon a work.]
- 1. (Gr. Antiq.) The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states. [1913 Webster]
- 2. God, as the Maker of the world. [1913 Webster]
- 3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man. [1913 Webster]