cosmocrator
cosmocrator noun: a ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
Noun
cosmocrator (plural cosmocrators)
- A ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
- Cosmocrator — in Valentinian gnosticism, Cosmocrator is ruler of the material cosmos in the guise of Diabolos (the devil). His consort is Barbelo and together "they sing praises to the Powers of the Light," which would indicate that Cosmocrator is not wholly evil.1967, Gustav Davidson, Dictionary of Angels, The Free Press, →ISBN, page 89
- In the same vein, according to the Jewish lists of ten cosmocrators the tenth and last king will be God himself.1972, Israel Oriental Studies, volume 2, Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University., page 171
- Synonyms:
- cosmocrat
Examples of cosmocrator in a sentence
- It is the confluence of Old Testament and Hellenistic terminology that makes him more than a mere cultic hero or lord; he is cosmocrator, lord of the cosmos, for the powers in v. 10 are cosmic powers.2004, Jack T. Sanders, The New Testament Christological Hymns, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 68:
- Pursuing the same project with the same ontological purpose, Proclus will later admit the seven cosmocrators as the seven planets into his Neoplatonist scheme.2015, Revd Allen Brent, The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order, Brill, →ISBN, page 293:
- In addition to the Demiurge, they also speak of a Cosmocrator (ruler of the world) and of evil spirits.2020, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Christian Gnosis, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN:
Synonyms of cosmocrator
Forms of cosmocrator
| plural | cosmocrators |
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Origin of cosmocrator
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κοσμοκράτωρ (kosmokrátōr, “cosmocrator”), from κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + κράτωρ (krátōr, “ruler”).
Questions about cosmocrator
- What does cosmocrator mean?
- Cosmocrator means a ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
- How do you use cosmocrator in a sentence?
- It is the confluence of Old Testament and Hellenistic terminology that makes him more than a mere cultic hero or lord; he is cosmocrator, lord of the cosmos, for the powers in v. 10 are cosmic powers.
- What part of speech is cosmocrator?
- Cosmocrator is a noun.
- What is the plural of cosmocrator?
- The plural of cosmocrator is cosmocrators.
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