demiurge

Etymology
From (whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (from, from , from  + , from ) +  (from , from ).

Noun

 * 1)  The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
 * 2)  A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
 * 3)  Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
 * 4)  The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states  of the.
 * 1)  A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
 * 2)  Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
 * 3)  The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states  of the.
 * 1)  Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
 * 2)  The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states  of the.
 * 1)  The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states  of the.

Usage notes
The word is capitalized as when used as a name; however, in practice capitalization is inconsistent.

Alternative forms

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Translations

 * Ancient Greek: δημιουργός
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 巨匠造物主, 德謬哥, 黛米烏爾
 * Czech: demiurg
 * Danish: demiurg
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: demiurgo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: demiurgo
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: בורא עולם
 * Indonesian: demiurge
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: デミウルゴス
 * Kazakh: демиург
 * Korean: 데미우르고스
 * Kyrgyz: демиург
 * Latin: dēmiūrgus
 * Latvian:
 * Norwegian: demiurg
 * Persian: عقل فعال
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: demiúrg
 * Spanish: demiurgo
 * Ukrainian: деміу́рг
 * Vietnamese: đấng tạo hóa