Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - demiurge

 noun  Etymology: Late Latin demiurgus, from Greek demiourgos, literally, artisan, one with special skill, from demios of the people (from demos people) + -ourgos worker (from ergon work) — more at demagogue, work  Date: 1840  1. capitalized  a. a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas  b. a Gnostic subordinate deity who is the creator of the material world  2. one that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power  • demiurgic also demiurgical adjective