thau·ma·turge

(thô′mə-tûrj′) also thau·ma·tur·gist (-tûr′jĭst)

A performer of miracles or magic feats.

[Greek thaumatourgos : thauma, thaumat-, wonder + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

thaumaturgist - one who practices magic or sorcery

necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, wizard, magician

enchanter - a sorcerer or magician

exorciser, exorcist - someone who practices exorcism

magus - a magician or sorcerer of ancient times

occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts

sorceress - a woman sorcerer

witch doctor - someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

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References in classic literature

The professor declares that these thaumaturgists have acquired such skill in the art which he learned at their feet that they perform their miracles by simply throwing the

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Elsewhere, the writer openly champions "the ventriloquist, with his mysterious tongues"--along with "the thaumaturgist, too, with his miraculous transformations" (Hawthorne ([1852] 1983a: 802).

Hawthorne's perspectival perversity: what if "Wakefield" were (about) a woman?; Or, Credo Quia Absurdum

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