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Definition of demiurges:

(n) : (Platonic philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
(n) : (Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
(n) : (figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
(n) : (historical, Ancient Greece) The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
(n) : (Gnosticism) A prideful, inferior being that creates the material world; frequently identified with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible.
(n) : (Platonism) The subordinate being that fashions the perceptible world in the light of eternal ideas.

Definition of demiurges:

(n) : (Platonic philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
(n) : (Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
(n) : (figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
(n) : (historical, Ancient Greece) The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
(n) : (Gnosticism) A prideful, inferior being that creates the material world; frequently identified with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible.
(n) : (Platonism) The subordinate being that fashions the perceptible world in the light of eternal ideas.

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