theurgic

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The magical mirror, having lost its theurgic enchantment, finally was placed among the curiosities of the late Earl of Oxford.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

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.

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

Related to this emotional phase of the religious sentiment is the theurgic power of certain natural objects over some persons.

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

In order to justify superstition and the ancient cults, philosophy in Iamblichus becomes a theurgic, mysteriosophy, spiritualism.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil