noun🔗ShareThe (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter."A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms."philosophyreligionmythologytheologybeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil."The disgruntled programmer, blaming the system's flaws on a careless design, joked that the software's demiurge was a lazy student who didn't understand object-oriented programming. "mythologyreligionphilosophytheologysupernaturalbeingcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power."The teacher, a true demiurge in the classroom, inspired her students to think creatively about the problem. "philosophyreligiontheologymythologybeingcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League."The ancient Greek demiurge oversaw the local market's regulations. "politicsgovernmenthistorytitlestateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
