usiarch

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noun

A spiritual being, entity, or divine intellect that rules, governs, or gives shape to a specific realm of existence or level of being.

OriginAncient Greek οὐσία →
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Meanings

nounusiarch (plural usiarches)

plural usiarches

  1. rarehuman sciencesA spiritual being, entity, or divine intellect that rules, governs, or gives shape to a specific realm of existence or level of being.

    An "Usiarch," from the Ancient Greek ousia ("being"), means a kind of ruler of matter in a sphere and is taken from the Hermetic text Asclepius, as is the name ...

    2015, Jonathan Morton, “Ingenious Genius: Invention, Creation, Reproduction in the High Middle Ages”, in L'Esprit Créateur, volume 55, number 2, pages 4–19

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοὐσία“essence, substance”
  2. Englishusiarch

From Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “essence, substance”) + ἄρχων (árkhōn, “ruler, leader”).

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