theurgic

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In spite of, or rather because of, his Platonism, he had nothing but contempt for the later Neoplatonism, the theurgic and theosophic apparatus of Iamblichus and his friends.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph

Might not philosophy be led on in a disastrous decline to the justification of magic, incantations, and all theurgic extravagance?

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

A man therefore can act on demons and control spirits by theurgic rites.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

It impresses on baptism a spiritual character, and excludes every theurgic conception of the rite, every doctrine that gives to it in the least degree a mechanical efficacy.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

At first purely theurgic, the practice was later characterized by acupuncture and a refined study of the pulse.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William