Meanings
plural thaumaturgists
- A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
Cuttle-fish, spiced oysters, sea hedge-hogs, and lobsters were among the ingredients of love-potions that reputed thaumaturgist Apuleius [...] was accused of have prepared in order to win the love of a widow.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 72Synonyms: thaumaturge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
More synonyms by meaning
nounone who practices magic or sorcery
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Origin
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