The"ur*gy (thē"ŭr*j&ybreve;), n.
[L. theurgia, Gr. qeoyrgi`a, fr. qeoyrgo`s
doing the works of God; qeo`s God + 'e`rgon work: cf.
F. théurgie. See Theism, and Work.]
1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic;
sorcery.
2. A kind of magical science or art developed in
Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence
the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental
rites. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. In later or modern magic, that species of magic
in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in
distinction from natural magic.
The"ur*gy (thē"ŭr*j&ybreve;), n.
[L. theurgia, Gr. qeoyrgi`a, fr. qeoyrgo`s
doing the works of God; qeo`s God + 'e`rgon work: cf.
F. théurgie. See Theism, and Work.]
1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic;
sorcery.
2. A kind of magical science or art developed in
Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence
the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental
rites. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. In later or modern magic, that species of magic
in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in
distinction from natural magic.
