Definition of "theurgy" in English

noun

1. A form of magic designed to allow for worship or conjuration of, or communication with spirits or deities.

   • 1873, Matthew Arnold, Literature and Dogma, Chapter VII: The Testimony of Jesus to Himself, This, again, in our popular theurgy, is materialised into the First person of the Trinity approving the Second, because he stands to the contract already in the Council of the Trinity passed.

2. A supernatural intervention in human affairs.