thaumaturgy
[thaw-muh-tur-jee]
noun
the working of wonders or miracles; magic.
Origin of thaumaturgy
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Related Words for thaumaturgy
necromancy, foreboding, augury, prediction, incantation, prophecy, astrology, theurgy, trickery, witchcraft, divination, fascination, alchemy, allurement, presage, illusion, abracadabra, power, enchantment, spellExamples from the Web for thaumaturgy
Historical Examples of thaumaturgy
It was the final triumph of Professor Vanlief's thaumaturgy.
The ImitatorPercival Pollard
Arnobius and the fathers of the fourth century generally believed in the Apollonian thaumaturgy and attributed it to magic.
Demonology and Devil-loreMoncure Daniel Conway
Up went my startled eyes as if at some trick of thaumaturgy, some imposition on my credulity.
A Case in CameraOliver Onions
Leam's imagination could not compass the thaumaturgy tried to be inculcated.
Thaumaturgy, thaw′ma-tur-ji, n. the art of working wonders or miracles.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper