thaumaturge
noun
a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
thaumaturgist
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a variation of
thaumaturge.
Example Sentences
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When Hudibras is unable to solve ‘the problems of his fate,’ Ralpho, his squire, advises him to apply to the famous thaumaturgist.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams
In the British Museum there is an Egyptian papyrus, which contains an account of a magical seance given by a thaumaturgist named Tchatcha-em-ankh before King Khufu, b.c.,
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Ellis Stanton
Thus at every stage the primitive believer is a mystic—a fatalist in one stage, a beast worshiper in another, a thaumaturgist in a third, yet ever and first of all a mystic.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
He had always a great reputation as a thaumaturgist.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
St. Francis becomes a great thaumaturgist, but his physiognomy loses its originality.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
