Wednesday Word: Theurgy

theurgy |ˈTHēərjē| nounthe operation or effect of a supernatural or divine agency in human affairs.• a system of white magic practiced by the early Neoplatonists.DERIVATIVES theurgic |THēˈərjik| adjective.theurgical adjective.theurgist nounORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek theourgia ‘sorcery,’ from theos ‘god’ + -ergos ‘working.’

I nicked this word straight from Grand-Wizard Terry Pratchett to use in my own story. Magic is all fine and well for common use, but institutional purposes—like police reports—you need a more officious-sounding term.