thaumaturgist

thaumaturgist
thaumaturgist hau`ma*tur"gist (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]st), n. One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker; a thaumaturge. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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  • thaumaturgist — noun Date: 1829 a performer of miracles; especially magician …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thaumaturgist — noun A performer of miracles. Syn: thaumaturge See Also: thaumaturgic, Thaumaturgus, thaumaturgy …   Wiktionary

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  • thaumaturgist — thau·ma·tur·gist …   English syllables

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  • Sorcerer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sorcerer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sorcerer sorcerer magician Sgm: N 1 thaumaturgist thaumaturgist theurgist Sgm: N 1 conjuror conjuror necromancer seer wizard witch Sgm: N 1 hoodoo …   English dictionary for students

  • thaumaturge — hau ma*turge (th[add] m[.a]*t[^u]rj), n. [See {thaumaturgus}.] A magician; a wonder worker. Lowell. Syn: thaumaturgist. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thaumaturge — noun Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat , thauma miracle + ergon work more at theater, work Date: 1715 thaumaturgist …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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