thaumaturge
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɔ.məˌtɚd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
thaumaturge (plural thaumaturges)
- A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
- 1892, George Robert Stow Mead, Simon Magus:
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
performer of thaumaturgy
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.ma.tyʁʒ/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “thaumaturge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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