thaumaturge
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɔ.məˌtɚd͡ʒ/
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Noun edit
thaumaturge (plural thaumaturges)
- A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
- 1892, George Robert Stow Mead, Simon Magus[1]:
- 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.
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Translations edit
performer of thaumaturgy
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thaumaturge m (plural thaumaturges)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “thaumaturge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.