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- [dem-ee-urj]
- /ˈdɛm iˌɜrdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dem-ee-urj]
- /ˈdɛm iˌɜrdʒ/
Definitions of demiurgic word
- noun demiurgic Philosophy. Platonism. the artificer of the world. (in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil. 1
- noun demiurgic (in many states of ancient Greece) a public official or magistrate. 1
- noun demiurgic Relating to a demiurge. 1
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Origin of demiurgic
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Greek dēmiourgós a worker for the people, skilled worker, equivalent to dḗmio(s) of the people (derivative of dêmos the people) + -ergos a worker, derivative of érgon work, with oe > ou
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Parts of speech for Demiurgic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
demiurgic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
demiurgic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demiurgic
adj demiurgic
- ingenious — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- inventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- gifted — having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
adjective demiurgic
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- conceiving — Present participle of conceive.
Antonyms for demiurgic
adj demiurgic
- uncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
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