thaumaturgy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɔməˌtɝd͡ʒi/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía), from θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle, wonder”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.
There were astonishing changes. The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay careering across the chilly market square under the still moon, in a sort of ecstasy of thaumaturgy, Mr. Maydig all flap and gesture, Mr. Fotheringay short and bristling, and no longer abashed at his greatness
1898, H. G. Wells, The Man Who Could Work Miracles:On all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-nine Articles of our English Church, down to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic, both black and white, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived amongst my sisters) with his select opinions.
1853, Thomas De Quincey, “Introduction to the World of Strife”, in Autobiographic Sketches (De Quincey’s Works; I), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thaumaturgies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
thaumaturgical · thaumic · theurgy · thaumaturgic · thaumatology · thaumaturge · thaumavore
Synonyms
druidcraft · wizardcraft · jugglery · dweomercraft · gypsycraft · witchwork · spellcasting · diablerie · conjuring · sorcery · mojo · witchdom · enchantment · witchery · goety · dwimmercraft · hexcraft · conjuration · wizardry · warlockry · thaumaturgy · black arts · wonderworking · sortilege · dwimmer · spellcasting · spellwork · hexerei · spellcraft · whistness · magic · charmwork · dark arts · wandwork · witchery · sorcery · witchcraft · craft · bewitchery
Translations (14)
cmn 戲法 /戏法 (the working of miracles) · de Thaumaturgie (the working of miracles) · fr sorcellerie (witchcraft, wizardry) · it taumaturgia (the working of miracles) · eo taŭmaturgio (the working of miracles) · sv taumaturgi (the working of miracles) · ja 魔術 (witchcraft, wizardry) · ja 奇術 (witchcraft, wizardry) · de Wundertätigkeit (the working of miracles) · ca taumatúrgia (the working of miracles) · fr thaumaturgie (the working of miracles) · pt feitiçaria (witchcraft, wizardry) · es taumaturgia (the working of miracles) · pt taumaturgia (the working of miracles)