THAUMATURGY


Meaning of THAUMATURGY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtərjē, -tə̄j-, -təij-, -ji noun

( -es )

Etymology: Greek thaumatourgia, from thaumatourgos + -ia -y

1. : the performance of miracles

2. : hocus-pocus 3

any metaphysics which portrays reality as something strangely unfamiliar or beyond the ordinary grasp, stamps itself as thaumaturgy , and is false upon the face of it — C.I.Lewis

Synonyms: see magic

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