Wednesday, 13 June 2007

word of the day

dem·i·urge (děm'ē-ûrj') [dem-ee-urj]
n.
  1. A powerful creative force or personality.
  2. A public magistrate in some ancient Greek states.
  3. Demiurge A deity in Gnosticism, Manichaeism, and other religions who creates the material world and is often viewed as the originator of evil.
  4. Demiurge A Platonic deity who orders or fashions the material world out of chaos.