thaumaturge
[ thaw-muh-turj ]
/ ˈθɔ məˌtɜrdʒ /
noun
a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
Often
thau·ma·tur·gist.
Origin of thaumaturge
First recorded in 1705–15; back formation from
thaumaturgic
Words nearby thaumaturge
thatching,
thaub,
thaumato-,
thaumatology,
thaumatrope,
thaumaturge,
thaumaturgic,
thaumaturgy,
thaw,
thaxter,
thayer
Example sentences from the Web for thaumaturge
Such a performance fairly earned for him his surname of Thaumaturge, but this prodigious zeal has fallen off greatly.
That sort of spell is so terrible that aside from Dr. Johannès no thaumaturge in France dare try to cure it.
L-bas |J. K. HuysmansApuleius is a thaumaturge against whom the faithful need to be warned.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura |Lucius Apuleius
British Dictionary definitions for thaumaturge
thaumaturge
/ (ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒ) /
noun
rare
a performer of miracles; magician
Derived forms of thaumaturge
thaumaturgy, noun thaumaturgic, adjectiveWord Origin for thaumaturge
C18: from Medieval Latin
thaumaturgus, from Greek
thaumatourgos miracle-working, from
thaumato- +
-ourgos working, from
ergon work