demiurge
de·mi·urge/ˈdɛm.i.ɚd͡ʒ/noun
demiurge is spelled D-E-M-I-U-R-G-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (de·mi·urge). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demiurge means “The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of demiurge is demiurges.
How many letters and syllables are in demiurge?
| Letters | 8: D-E-M-I-U-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·mi·urge |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is demiurge?
Demiurge appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce demiurge?
- UK /ˈdɛm.i.ɜːd͡ʒ/
- UK /ˈdiː.mi.ɜːd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈdɛm.i.ɚd͡ʒ/
Demiurge has 3 syllables, split de·mi·urge in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-demiurge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of demiurge
- demiurges plural
- demiurgos
- demiurgoi
- demiurgus
- demiurgi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demiurge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms.
- 2
A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
- 3
Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
- 4
The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demiurge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being that created the universe:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demiurge come from?
From Ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, “one who works for the people; a skilled workman, a handicraftsman”) (whence Latin dēmiūrgus, French démiurge), from δήμιος (dḗmios, “belonging to the people, public”) (from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂mos (“people”), from *deh₂- (“to divide”) + Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), from Proto-Indo-European *-yós (suffix creating an adjective from a noun)) + Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker”) (from ἔργον (érgon, “labour; task; work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)). No relation with English demi- (as in demigod).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).