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Magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits
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theurgy
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Theurgy (; from Greek θεουργία, Theourgia ) describes the practice of rituals , sometimes seen as magical in nature, performed with the intention of invoking the action or evoking the presence of one or more gods , especially with the goal of uniting with ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Theurgy \The"ur*gy\ (th[=e]"[u^]r*j[y^]), n. [L. theurgia, Gr. qeoyrgi`a, fr. qeoyrgo`s doing the works of God; qeo`s God + 'e`rgon work: cf. F. th['e]urgie. See Theism , and Work .] A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery. A kind of magical ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1560s, "white magic," from Latin theurgia , from Greek theourgia "sorcery," from theos (genitive theou ) "a god" (see theo- ) + -ergos "working" (see organ ). From 1858 as "the working of divine forces in human affairs." Related: Theurgical .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A form of magic designed to allow for worship or conjuration of, or communication with spirits or deities. 2 A supernatural intervention in human affairs.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits
Usage examples of theurgy.
Maximus, for example, was a student of the occult sciences and theurgy, while Eusebius claimed that such practices were the work of charlatans, prestidigitators, and the insane, who had been led astray into the exercise of certain dark powers.
In your name, Wildwielder, I have unleashed fierce theurgies, seeking first to discover the location and course of an apt caesure, and then to compel it hither.
But now each of these nonchalant theurgies appeared ominous to Linden, suggestive of peril and surquedry.