Cosmocrator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cosmocrator is a noun meaning (chiefly religion) A ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
Meaning
(chiefly religion) A ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
Example Sentences
In addition to the Demiurge, they also speak of a Cosmocrator (ruler of the world) and of evil spirits.
In the same vein, according to the Jewish lists of ten cosmocrators the tenth and last king will be God himself.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- cosmocrators
Synonyms for cosmocrator
Depending on context, synonyms include cosmocrat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cosmocrat, omniarch, creator, astronomer-priest, omnipotent, thearch.
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