Dictionary
the•ur•gy
Pronunciation: (thē'ûr-jē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -gies.
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.
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