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demiurge

/ˈdiː-/ /ˈdɛ.miˌɚdʒ/

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noun

Demiurgo

The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.

Examples :

"A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms."

Un demiurgo o dios artesano toma materia preexistente y la modela a la luz de las Formas eternas.

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noun

Demiurgo

A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.

Examples :

"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. "

El programador descontento, culpando los fallos del sistema a un diseño descuidado, bromeó que el demiurgo del software era un estudiante perezoso que no entendía la programación orientada a objetos.

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noun

Demiurgo, creador

Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.

Examples :

"The teacher, a true demiurge in the classroom, inspired her students to think creatively about the problem. "

El profesor, un verdadero demiurgo en el aula, inspiró a sus alumnos a pensar creativamente sobre el problema.

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El título de un magistrado en varios estados de la Antigua Grecia

The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.

Examples :

"The ancient Greek demiurge oversaw the local market's regulations. "

El demiurgo griego antiguo supervisaba las regulaciones del mercado local.

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