thaumaturgic

[ thaw-muh-tur-jik ]

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adjective

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

Origin of thaumaturgic

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

Often thau·ma·tur·gi·cal .

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How to use thaumaturgic in a sentence

And never expect, never believe in, thaumaturgic conversions.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
Falk claimed to possess thaumaturgic powers and to be able to discover hidden treasure.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. Webster
The water—the terrible thaumaturgic stream—clung to him more inseparably than the brand-mark on a slave's arm.
Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
Suppose, for the sake of argument, we are concerned with a case of thaumaturgic healing.
Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton
We do not wonder that in these translating thaumaturgic exploits God and Devil get mistaken for each other.
A Few Words About the Devil | Charles Bradlaugh

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