1. grand architect of the universe masonic term for the maker of the universe; "the greeks gave this third or formative logos the title demiourgos, a word mystically signifying the supreme cosmic architect of the universe. this same idea always has been held by the christians as well as by modern speculative freemasonry . . ." (fso 183) theosophically this grand architect is a collective way of presenting the forces of nature, the cosmocratores or cosmic builders, acting on the ideation laid down by still higher beings -- dhyani-buddhas, referred to collectively mahat or cosmic mind -- rather than a personal god or entity; "but now the modern masons make of their g. a. o. t. u. a personal and singular deity" (tbl 40). see also masters , the three ancient great. {}