noun
- practitioners of theurgy; people who claim to perform supernatural or divine magic through rituals and invocations
Usage: historical; religious studies
Examples
- Ancient theurgists believed they could communicate directly with the gods.
- The theurgists of late antiquity practiced elaborate rituals to achieve divine union.
- Neoplatonic philosophers often served as theurgists in their communities.
- Medieval scholars studied the writings of earlier theurgists.
- The theurgists claimed their magic was different from ordinary sorcery.
- Some theurgists focused on healing through divine intervention.