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View synonyms for thaumaturge

thaumaturge

[ thaw-muh-turj ]

noun

  1. a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.


thaumaturge

/ ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒ /

noun

  1. rare.
    a performer of miracles; magician
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈthaumaˌturgy, noun
  • ˌthaumaˈturgic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thaumaturge1

First recorded in 1705–15; back formation from thaumaturgic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thaumaturge1

C18: from Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos miracle-working, from thaumato- + -ourgos working, from ergon work
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Example Sentences

Apuleius is a thaumaturge against whom the faithful need to be warned.

That sort of spell is so terrible that aside from Dr. Johannès no thaumaturge in France dare try to cure it.

Such a performance fairly earned for him his surname of Thaumaturge, but this prodigious zeal has fallen off greatly.

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