theurgy

theurgy
theurgic, theurgical, adj.theurgist, n.
/thee"err jee/, n., pl. theurgies.
1. a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
2. the working of a divine or supernatural agency in human affairs.
[1560-70; < LL theurgia < Gk theourgeía magic. See THE-, -URGY]

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