\Dem"i*urge\, n. [Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the
people, a workman, especially the maker of the world, the
Creator; dh`mios belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the
people) + 'e`rgon a work.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) 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.