The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEMIURGE
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What does DEMIURGE mean?
DEMIURGE noun- The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
- A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
- Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
- The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.