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THEURGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does theurgy mean?
• THEURGY (noun)
The noun THEURGY has 2 senses:
1. the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
2. white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
Familiarity information: THEURGY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("theurgy" is a kind of...):
causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
Holonyms ("theurgy" is a part of...):
occult; supernatural (supernatural forces and events and beings collectively)
Sense 2
Meaning:
White magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("theurgy" is a kind of...):
white magic (magic used only for good purposes)
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