творьць

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvorьcь. By surface analysis, творити (tvoriti) +‎ ьць (ĭcĭ).

Noun

творьць • (tvorĭcĭ) m

1. creator
   • from Vita Constantini, 0602500-0602520:

     творьць бо сꙑ вьсакꙑмь, междꙋ аггели и скотꙑ ѥсть чловѣка сътвориль.

     tvorĭcĭ bo sy vĭsakymĭ, meždu aggeli i skoty jestĭ člověka sŭtvorilĭ.

     As the Creator of everything, he created man between the angels and beasts.

   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1095-1100:

     како бо хотѧтъ комоу бꙑти мили и тьмами страждѫтъ диꙗвола творьца нарицаѭще чловѣкомъ и вьсеи твари божии?

     kako bo xotętŭ komu byti mili i tĭmami straždǫtŭ dijavola tvorĭca naricajǫšte člověkomŭ i vĭsei tvari božii?

     How could they deserve any compassion, even if a host of them suffer, when they claim the devil as creator of mankind and all the divine creation?