- Thaumaturgy
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Thaumaturgy
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thaumaturgy — hau ma*tur gy (th[add] m[.a]*t[^u]r j[y^]), n. [Gr. qaymatourgi a.] The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thaumaturgy — index mystery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thaumaturgy — 1727, from Gk. thaumatourgia, from thaumatourgos (see THAUMATURGE (Cf. thaumaturge)) … Etymology dictionary
thaumaturgy — *magic, sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry, alchemy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thaumaturgy — [thô′mətʉr΄jē] n. [Gr thaumatourgia: see THAUMATURGE] the supposed working of miracles; magic thaumaturgic adj. thaumaturgical … English World dictionary
Thaumaturgy — Miracle worker redirects here. For the works about Helen Keller, see The Miracle Worker. Part of a series on Eastern Christianity … Wikipedia
thaumaturgy — n. miracle working; magic. ♦ thaumaturge, ♦ thaumaturgist, ♦ thaumaturgus, n. miracle worker; saint. ♦ thaumaturgic, a. ♦ thaumaturgics, ♦ thaumaturgism, n. ♦ thaumatology, n. study of thaumaturgy … Dictionary of difficult words
thaumaturgy — noun Date: circa 1727 the performance of miracles; specifically magic … New Collegiate Dictionary
thaumaturgy — /thaw meuh terr jee/, n. the working of wonders or miracles; magic. [1720 30; < Gk thaumatourgía. See THAUMATO , URGY] * * * … Universalium
thaumaturgy — noun /ˈθɔːmətɜːʤi,ˈθɒməˌtərʤɪ/ a) The working of miracles b) Magic; witchcraft, wizardry See Also: thaumatology, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgical … Wiktionary
thaumaturgy — Synonyms and related words: alchemy, bewitchery, bewitchment, charm, divination, enchantment, fetishism, glamour, gramarye, hoodoo, incantation, juju, jujuism, magic, natural magic, necromancy, obeah, rune, shamanism, sorcery, sortilege, spell,… … Moby Thesaurus
