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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 affairsplay

2. white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)play

  Familiarity information: THEURGY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THEURGY (noun)


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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