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thaumaturge
[ thaw-muh-turj ]
/ ˈθɔ məˌtɜrdʒ /
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noun
a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
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Often thau·ma·tur·gist .
Origin of thaumaturge
First recorded in 1705–15; back formation from thaumaturgic
Words nearby thaumaturge
that's the ticket, that will do, thaumato-, thaumatology, thaumatrope, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgy, thaw, Thaxter, Thayer
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How to use thaumaturge in a sentence
Apuleius is a thaumaturge against whom the faithful need to be warned.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius ApuleiusThat sort of spell is so terrible that aside from Dr. Johannès no thaumaturge in France dare try to cure it.
L-bas|J. K. HuysmansSuch a performance fairly earned for him his surname of Thaumaturge, but this prodigious zeal has fallen off greatly.
British Dictionary definitions for thaumaturge
thaumaturge
/ (ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒ) /
noun
rare a performer of miracles; magician
Derived forms of thaumaturge
thaumaturgy, nounthaumaturgic, adjectiveWord Origin for thaumaturge
C18: from Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos miracle-working, from thaumato- + -ourgos working, from ergon work
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