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