thaumaturgy

thaumaturgy
thaumaturgy hau"ma*tur`gy (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[y^]), n. [Gr. qaymatourgi`a.] The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]

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