thaumaturge

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/ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/US/ˈθɔ.məˌtɚd͡ʒ/

noun

A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

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sorcerermagicianwizardnecromancerthaumaturgist
OriginMedieval Latin thaumatūrgus ← Ancient Greek θαυματουργός →
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Meanings

nounthaumaturge (plural thaumaturges)

plural thaumaturges

  1. A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

    Though the apostles are naturally shown as rejecting with indignation the pecuniary offer of the thaumaturge, they display no hate for his personality, whereas the fathers depict him as the vilest of impostors and charlatans and hold him up to universal execration.

    1892, George Robert Stow Mead, Simon Magus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who practices magic or sorcery

Similar
sorcerermagicianwizardnecromancerthaumaturgist
Broader
occultist
Also see
magemagiciannecromancerobeahsorcererthaumaturgistthaumaturguswizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθαυματουργός
  2. Medieval Latinthaumatūrgus
  3. Englishthaumaturge

From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.

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Translations

Bulgarian чудотворец, магьосник
  • чудотворец (čudotvorec)performer of thaumaturgy
  • магьосник (magjosnik)performer of thaumaturgy
Catalan taumaturg, taumaturga
  • taumaturgperformer of thaumaturgy
  • taumaturgaperformer of thaumaturgy
French thaumaturge
  • thaumaturgeperformer of thaumaturgy
German Thaumaturg, Wundertäter
  • Thaumaturgperformer of thaumaturgy
  • Wundertäterperformer of thaumaturgy
Italian taumaturgo, taumaturga
  • taumaturgoperformer of thaumaturgy
  • taumaturgaperformer of thaumaturgy
Portuguese taumaturgo
  • taumaturgoperformer of thaumaturgy
Russian волше́бник, чудотворе́ц
  • волше́бник (volšébnik)performer of thaumaturgy
  • чудотворе́ц (čudotvoréc)performer of thaumaturgy
Spanish taumaturgo, taumaturga
  • taumaturgoperformer of thaumaturgy
  • taumaturgaperformer of thaumaturgy
Swedish taumaturg
  • taumaturgperformer of thaumaturgy
Cite this entry
APA

thaumaturge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaumaturge

MLA

“thaumaturge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaumaturge. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thaumaturge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaumaturge.

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