thaumaturgistn.
/ˈθɔːmətəːdʒɪst/, U.S. /ˈθɔməˌtərdʒəst/, /ˈθɑməˌtərdʒəst/ = thaumaturge n.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > that works or performs wonders or miracles
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1829 T. Carlyle German Playwrights in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) II. 91 No conjuror..can any longer pass for a true thaumaturgist.
1837 T. Carlyle German Playwrights in Diamond Necklace V. xvi. 190 Cagliostro, Thaumaturgist, Prophet and Arch-Quack.
1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. viii. xxvii. 530 The city was visited by the thaumaturgist Apollonius.
1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 116 Rome abounded in Oriental thaumaturgists and impostors.
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ˈthaumaˌturgism n. thaumaturgy ( Cent. Dict. 1891).
ˈthaumaturˌgize v. (intransitive) to act the thaumaturge, perform wonders.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [verb (intransitive)] > work wonders or miracles
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to work a wonderOE
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1891 19th Cent. Nov. 825 We find Father Anquieta thaumaturgising (if I may use the expression) on the slightest occasions.
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