What does thaumaturgus mean?
Thaumaturgus means A miracle worker..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A miracle worker..
If to-morrow a thaumaturgus present himself with credentials sufficiently important to be discussed, and announce himself as able, say, to raise the dead, what would be done? A commission, composed of physiologists, physicists, chemists, persons accustomed to historical criticism, would be named.
Use thaumaturgus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thaumaturgus means A miracle worker..
Common synonyms include thaumaturgist, thaumaturge.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If to-morrow a thaumaturgus present himself with credentials sufficiently important to be discussed, and announce himself as able, say, to raise the dead, what would be done? A commission, composed of physiologists, physicists, chemists, persons accustomed to historical criticism, would be named.
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