Definition of Thaumaturgy

1. Noun. Any art that invokes supernatural powers.

Exact synonyms: Magic
Generic synonyms: Supernaturalism
Specialized synonyms: Juju, Mojo, Conjuration, Conjuring, Conjury, Invocation, Black Art, Black Magic, Necromancy, Sorcery, White Magic
Derivative terms: Magical, Magician

2. Noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

Definition of Thaumaturgy

1. n. The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain.

Definition of Thaumaturgy

1. Noun. The working of miracles ¹

2. Noun. Magic; witchcraft, wizardry ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thaumaturgy

1. [n -GIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thaumaturgy

thaumatology
thaumatrope
thaumatropes
thaumatropy
thaumaturge
thaumaturges
thaumaturgi
thaumaturgic
thaumaturgical
thaumaturgics
thaumaturgies
thaumaturgist
thaumaturgists
thaumaturgus
thaumaturguses
thaumaturgy (current term)
thave
thaves
thaw
thawb
thawed
thawer
thawers
thawier
thawiest
thawing
thawings
thawless
thaws
thawt

Literary usage of Thaumaturgy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Last Winter in Rome by Charles Richard Weld (1865)
"... Report — Mr. Home and the Papal Government — Popular Belief entertained in Rome respecting Mr. Home — Ordered to leave Rome — thaumaturgy not sanctioned ..."

2. Literature & Dogma: An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible by Matthew Arnold (1883)
"But for many more than those whom Rome attracts there will be an interval, between the time when men accept the religion of the Bible as a thaumaturgy and ..."

3. The Origins of Religion, and Other Essays by Andrew Lang (1908)
"The new marvels were certainly not stimulated by literary knowledge of the ancient thaumaturgy. Modern spiritualism is an effort to organise and " exploit ..."

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