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theurgy

 [thee-ur-jee]  

the·ur·gy

   [thee-ur-jee]
noun, plural -gies.
1.
a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
2.
the working of a divine or supernatural agency in human affairs.
Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin theūrgia < Greek theourgeía magic. See the-, -urgy

Related forms
the·ur·gic, the·ur·gi·cal, adjective
the·ur·gist, noun
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theurgy (ˈθiːˌɜːdʒɪ)
 
—n , pl -gies
1.  a.  the intervention of a divine or supernatural agency in the affairs of man
 b.  the working of miracles by such intervention
2.  beneficent magic as taught and performed by Egyptian Neoplatonists and others
 
[C16: from Late Latin theūrgia, from Late Greek theourgia the practice of magic, from theo-theo- + -urgia, from ergon work]
 
the'urgic
 
—adj
 
the'urgical
 
—adj
 
the'urgically
 
—adv
 
'theurgist
 
—n

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