theurgy
[ thee-ur-jee ]
/ ˈθi ɜr dʒi /
noun, plural the·ur·gies.
a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
the working of a divine or supernatural agency in human affairs.
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theurgy
/ (ˈθiːˌɜːdʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
- the intervention of a divine or supernatural agency in the affairs of man
- the working of miracles by such intervention
beneficent magic as taught and performed by Egyptian Neoplatonists and others
Derived forms of theurgy
theurgic or theurgical, adjectivetheurgically, adverbtheurgist, nounWord Origin for theurgy
C16: from Late Latin theūrgia, from Late Greek theourgia the practice of magic, from theo- theo- + -urgia, from ergon work
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