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单词 thaumaturge
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thaumaturge

[ thaw-muh-turj ]
/ ˈθɔ məˌtɜrdʒ /
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noun

a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
Often thau·ma·tur·gist .

Origin of thaumaturge

First recorded in 1705–15; back formation from thaumaturgic

Words nearby thaumaturge

that's the ticket, that will do, thaumato-, thaumatology, thaumatrope, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgy, thaw, Thaxter, Thayer
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Example sentences from the Web for thaumaturge

  • Such a performance fairly earned for him his surname of Thaumaturge, but this prodigious zeal has fallen off greatly.

    Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol VIII|Various
  • That sort of spell is so terrible that aside from Dr. Johannès no thaumaturge in France dare try to cure it.

    L-bas|J. K. Huysmans
  • Apuleius is a thaumaturge against whom the faithful need to be warned.

    The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius Apuleius

British Dictionary definitions for thaumaturge

thaumaturge
/ (ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒ) /

noun

rare a performer of miracles; magician

Derived forms of thaumaturge

thaumaturgy, nounthaumaturgic, adjective

Word Origin for thaumaturge

C18: from Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos miracle-working, from thaumato- + -ourgos working, from ergon work
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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