thaumaturge

noun

thau·​ma·​turge ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj 

: thaumaturgist

Examples of thaumaturge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brother Larry Schellman taught him about shamans, swamis, and thaumaturges, as well as the Catholic Church’s position on them—namely, that their powers are real but demonically granted. —Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022

Of Jesus the dusty thaumaturge, the wandering soul-zapper and self-styled son of God, less so. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus "worker of miracles," borrowed from Late Greek thaumatourgós, going back to Greek, "performer of wonders (as an acrobat)," from thaumat-, thaûma "wonder, object of wonder or admiration, marvel" (probably derivative from the base of théā "sight, spectacle") + -ourgos "performing, carrying out (the thing specified)," going back to *-o-wergos or *-o-worgos, derivative of Indo-European *u̯erǵ- "make, bring about" (whence, as a nominal derivative, Greek érgon "work") — more at theater entry 1, work entry 1

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above