theurgy

  • 11theurgy — n. Necromancy, witchcraft, sorcery, magic, thaumaturgy, wonder working, the black art …

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  • 12theurgy — the·ur·gy …

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  • 13theurgy — the•ur•gy [[t]ˈθi ɜr dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies the working of a divine agency in human affairs • Etymology: 1560–70; < LL theūrgia < Gk theourgeía magic. See the , urgy the•ur′gic, the•ur′gi•cal, adj. the′ur•gist, n …

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  • 14theurgy — /ˈθiɜdʒi/ (say theeerjee) noun (plural theurgies) 1. a system of magic practised by the Egyptian Platonists and others professing to have communication with and aid from beneficent deities. 2. the working of some divine or supernatural agency in… …

  • 15theurgy —   n. art of persuading beneficent divinity to perform desired act; supernatural intervention in human affairs.    ♦ theurgic, a.    ♦ theurgist, n …

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  • 16theurgy — n. 1 a supernatural or divine agency esp. in human affairs. b the art of securing this. 2 the magical science of the Neoplatonists. Derivatives: theurgic adj. theurgical adj. theurgist n. Etymology: LL theurgia f. Gk theourgia f. theos god +… …

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  • 17ТЕУРГИЯ или THEURGY — (Греч.) Общение с планетарными духами и ангелами богами Света , и средство привлечения их на землю. Лишь знание внутреннего смысла их иерархий, и чистота жизни могут привести к приобретению сил, необходимых для общения с ними. Чтобы достичь этой… …

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  • 18Theurgie — (griechisch θεουργία theourgía „Gotteswerk“) ist eine antike Bezeichnung für religiöse Riten und Praktiken, die es ermöglichen sollten, mit göttlichen Wesen in Verbindung zu treten und von ihnen Hilfe zu erlangen. Der Ausübende wird „Theurg“… …

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  • 19Hermeticism — This article is about the magical and religious movement stemming from the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. For other uses of the term Hermetic , see Hermetic (disambiguation). Part of a series of articles on Hermeticism Hermetic… …

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  • 20KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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