Meaning of demiurgus | Babel Free
[deː.miˈuːr.ɡʊs]Definitions
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A chief magistrate. declension-2
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Any being that made the universe out of primal matter, demiurge declension-2
Equivalents
Català
demiürg
Čeština
demiurg
Deutsch
Demiurg
Ελληνικά
Δημιουργός
English
demiurge
Esperanto
Demiurgo
Español
demiurgo
Suomi
demiurgi
Français
démiurge
עברית
בורא עולם
Italiano
demiurgo
日本語
デミウルゴス
한국어
데미우르고스
Nederlands
demiurg
Polski
demiurg
Português
demiurgo
Română
demiurg
Русский
демиург
Slovenščina
demiurg
Examples
“tum inter magistratus gentis (‘damiurgos’ vocant; decem numero creantur) certamen nihilo segnius quam inter multitudinem esse. Then among the magistrates of the people [of the Aegean League] (called ‘demiurges’; ten were appointed) an argument broke out no less heated than among the crowd. – Liv. 32 22 (written circa 10 BC)”
“Note: it might seem odd that Irenaeus would use the term here given the usual implications, but he is arguing against Gnosis in this work and using Gnostic terminology to do so.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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