单词 | thaumaturgist |
释义 | thaumaturgist (once / 142402 pages) n WORD FAMILY thaumaturgist: thaumaturgists+/thaumaturgy: thaumaturgist USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Hudibras is unable to solve ‘the problems of his fate,’ Ralpho, his squire, advises him to apply to the famous thaumaturgist. Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), Witch, Warlock, and Magician—Histor...(2012) What the sentence does really mean is to me as profound a mystery as the incantations of a Gypsy thaumaturgist. Pringle, Allen, Ingersoll in Canada—A Reply to Wend...(2011) But the Jesuits have never of course been without their thaumaturgists, and they have been able to accomplish the impossible even in the historical domain. D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von, Letters From Rome on the Council(2011) n one who practices magic or sorcery Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper magician, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, wizard Count Alessandro di Cagliostro Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) enchanter a sorcerer or magician exorciser, exorcistsomeone who practices exorcism magusa magician or sorcerer of ancient times sorceressa woman sorcerer witch doctorsomeone who is believed to heal through magical powers Circe(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine conjure man, conjurer, conjurora witch doctor who practices conjury occultist a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts |
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