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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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the·ur·gy  audio  (thûr-j) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. the·ur·gies
  1. Divine or supernatural intervention in human affairs.
  2. The performance of miracles with supernatural assistance.
  3. Magic performed with the aid of beneficent spirits, as formerly practiced by the Neo-Platonists.
ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin thergia, from Greek theourgi, sacramental rite, mystery : theo-, theo- + -ourgi, -urgy

OTHER FORMS:
the·urgic or the·urgi·cal(Adjective), the·urgi·cal·ly(Adverb), theur·gist(Noun)


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