thaumaturgic

Examples

• All

• The magician's thaumaturgic performance left the audience in awe, as he made objects disappear and reappear seemingly at will.

• This thaumaturgic object is allegedly the product of a single imprint of the divine form and essence.

  Academic text (2006)

• In my judgment, the master grew rapt with thaumaturgic allegory.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Because these thaumaturgic images were perceived as repositories of divine presence, they functioned in a way similar to relics.

  Academic text (2006)

• Healing by touch was a thaumaturgic act, an imitation of Christ that displayed the ultimate charismatic quality that any Christian ruler could possess.

  Academic text (2011)

• Of course, this thaumaturgic manipulation of the phrase 'if only' is open to the charge of bad faith, false consciousness, metaphor-mongering, and ignorance of chaos theory.

  Academic text (1994)

• In his book, he described the thaumaturgic qualities of nature, revealing how simple moments can evoke a sense of wonder.

Synonyms

M

magical

vsthaumaturgic

239 3.7

Having a special, beautiful quality that makes people feel amazed

focuses more on miracles and astonishing, miracle like results

M

mystical

vsthaumaturgic

106 7.1

Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding

focuses on concrete miraculous or astonishing results instead of spiritual mystery

S

spellbinding

vsthaumaturgic

4 5.8

Makes you watch and listen because it feels like magic

emphasizes actual miraculous or astonishing effects rather than only fascination

T

thaumaturgical

vsthaumaturgic

• Literature

1 9.9

Making people feel strong surprise and wonder as if by magic

is the same in meaning but represents a variant form

T

theurgic

vsthaumaturgic

• Literature

9.9

Rituals that try to call on gods or spirits for help

covers broader wonder and miracle qualities beyond ritual acts

M

mystagogical

vsthaumaturgic

• Literature

9.9

Creating a feeling of mystery and wonder in art or writing

stresses actual miraculous or astonishing events rather than artistic mood

How Magical

miraculous

95 4.3

thaumaturgic

• Literature

1 9.9

magical

156 3.8

unusual

∞ 2.2

ordinary

683 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology