thaumaturge
noun
thau·ma·turge ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj 
: thaumaturgist
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Of Jesus the dusty thaumaturge, the wandering soul-zapper and self-styled son of God, less so. 
James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2020
James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus "worker of miracles," borrowed from Late Greek thaumatourgós, going back to Greek, "performer of wonders (as an acrobat)," from thaumat-, thaûma "wonder, object of wonder or admiration, marvel" (probably derivative from the base of théā "sight, spectacle") + -ourgos "performing, carrying out (the thing specified)," going back to *-o-wergos or *-o-worgos, derivative of Indo-European *u̯erǵ- "make, bring about" (whence, as a nominal derivative, Greek érgon "work") — more at theater entry 1, work entry 1
First Known Use
1715, in the meaning defined above
thaumaturges
noun
as in thaumaturgists
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- thaumaturgists
- occultists
- shamans
- wonder-workers
- warlocks
- shamanists
- diviners
- soothsayers
- theurgists
- sorceresses
- medicine men
- seers
- sorcerers
- prophets
- witch doctors
- mages
- enchanters
- enchantresses
- magi
- necromancers
- prophesiers
- conjurers
- voodoos
- witches
- prognosticators
- hags
- wizards
- crystal gazers
- magicians
- foreseers
- charmers
- conjurors
- exorcists
- hexes
- fortune-tellers
- voodooists
- Magians
- exorcisers
- mediums
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