thaumaturgy
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- noun
- /ˈθɔːməˌtɜrʤi/
- Literature
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thaumaturgia
- The wizard showcased his thaumaturgy by effortlessly transforming a stone into a beautiful flower.
Examples
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The first planned housing tract designed and built through applied industrial thaumaturgy.
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It was a piece of thaumaturgy and was repeated as a mantra.
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Well, then, back to the thaumaturgy and ensorcellment.
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The truth tends to be a binding agent, whereas thaumaturgy can be used as a divisive tool.
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That's the ancient book of wisdom, thaumaturgy and enchantments.
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It can only be thaumaturgy that can do that, because anyone looking at what has been actually happening since Korea can see at a glance that neither premise has panned out.
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In the ancient village, many believed that the local shaman practiced thaumaturgy to heal the sick.
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People gathered to witness the grand performance of thaumaturgy, which included stunning illusions and miraculous feats.
Synonyms
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Power that makes impossible things happen, often in stories or rituals
Rituals that try to call or connect people with gods
How Miraculous
Surface Forms
Morphology
thaumaturgy = thauma + urgy
The roots 'thauma' and 'urgy' are not recognizable English morphemes, making the word's meaning opaque to learners.
Etymology
Thaumaturgy comes from Greek parts thauma 'wonder' and ergon 'work', and the -urgy part is like the 'erg' in energy. So thaumaturgy means 'work of wonders', a word for doing miracles or magical acts.