thaumaturgic

[ thaw-muh-tur-jik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
2. having the powers of a thaumaturge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thaumaturgic¹

1560–70; < New Latin thaumatūrgicus, equivalent to thaumatūrg ( us ) wonder worker (< Greek thaumatourgós, equivalent to thaumat- thaumato- + -ourgos; -urgy, -ous ) + -icus -ic

Example Sentences

And never expect, never believe in, thaumaturgic conversions.

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Falk claimed to possess thaumaturgic powers and to be able to discover hidden treasure.

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The water—the terrible thaumaturgic stream—clung to him more inseparably than the brand-mark on a slave's arm.

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Suppose, for the sake of argument, we are concerned with a case of thaumaturgic healing.

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We do not wonder that in these translating thaumaturgic exploits God and Devil get mistaken for each other.

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