According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
demiurge
(noun) a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
demiurge (plural demiurges)
(Platonic philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
(Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
(figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
(historical, Ancient Greece) The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
The word is capitalized as Demiurge when used as a name; however, in practice capitalization is inconsistent.
Demiurge
(Platonism) The subordinate being that fashions the perceptible world in the light of eternal ideas.
(gnosticism) A prideful, inferior being that creates the material world; frequently identified with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible.
Source: Wiktionary
Dem"i*urge, n. Etym: [Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the people, a workman, especially the marker of the world, the Creator; dh`mios belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the people) + 'e`rgon a work.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.
2. God, as the Maker of the world.
3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.