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demiurge noun [ ˈdiːmɪəːdʒ ]

• a being responsible for the creation of the universe.
Origin: early 17th century (denoting a magistrate in certain ancient Greek states): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek dēmiourgos ‘craftsman’, from dēmios ‘public’ (from dēmos ‘people’) + -ergos ‘working’.


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