'thaumaturgy' definitions:
Definition of 'thaumaturgy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any art that invokes supernatural powers [syn: magic, thaumaturgy]
noun
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
Definition of 'thaumaturgy'
From: GCIDE
- thaumaturgy \thau"ma*tur`gy\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[y^]), n. [Gr. qaymatourgi`a.] The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thaumaturgy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alchemy,
- bewitchery,
- bewitchment,
- charm,
- divination,
- enchantment,
- fetishism,
- glamour,
- gramarye,
- hoodoo,
- incantation,
- juju,
- jujuism,
- magic,
- natural magic,
- necromancy,
- obeah,
- rune,
- shamanism,
- sorcery,
- sortilege,
- spell,
- spellbinding,
- spellcasting,
- sympathetic magic,
- thaumaturgia,
- thaumaturgics,
- thaumaturgism,
- theurgy,
- vampirism,
- voodoo,
- voodooism,
- wanga,
- white magic,
- witchcraft,
- witchery,
- witchwork,
- wizardry