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thaumaturge

/ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/US/ˈθɔ.məˌtɚd͡ʒ/

thaumaturge noun: a performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

Noun

thaumaturge (plural thaumaturges)

  1. A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
    • Though the apostles are naturally shown as rejecting with indignation the pecuniary offer of the thaumaturge, they display no hate for his personality, whereas the fathers depict him as the vilest of impostors and charlatans and hold him up to universal execration.1892, George Robert Stow Mead, Simon Magus

Forms of thaumaturge

pluralthaumaturges

Origin of thaumaturge

From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.

Words formed from thaumaturge

Questions about thaumaturge

What does thaumaturge mean?
Thaumaturge means a performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
What part of speech is thaumaturge?
Thaumaturge is a noun.
How do you pronounce thaumaturge?
Thaumaturge is pronounced /ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of thaumaturge?
The plural of thaumaturge is thaumaturges.

Words near thaumaturge in the dictionary

  1. thaumatopsyllioid
  2. thaumatopsyllioids
  3. thaumatrope
  4. thaumatropes
  5. thaumatropic
  6. thaumaturge
  7. thaumaturges
  8. thaumaturgi
  9. thaumaturgia
  10. thaumaturgic
  11. thaumaturgical

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