Wednesday Word: Theurgy
theurgy |ˈTHēərjē| nounthe operation or effect of a supernatural or divine agency in human affairs.• a system of white magic practiced by the early Neoplatonists.
DERIVATIVES
theurgic |THēˈərjik| adjective.
theurgical adjective.
theurgist noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek theourgia ‘sorcery,’ from theos ‘god’ + -ergos ‘working.’
I nicked this word straight from Grand-Wizard Terry Pratchett to use in my own story. Magic is all fine and well for common use, but institutional purposes-like police reports-you need a more officious-sounding term.