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THAUMATURGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thaumaturgist mean?
• THAUMATURGIST (noun)
The noun THAUMATURGIST has 1 sense:
1. one who practices magic or sorcery
Familiarity information: THAUMATURGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who practices magic or sorcery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
magician; necromancer; sorcerer; thaumaturge; thaumaturgist; wizard
Hypernyms ("thaumaturgist" is a kind of...):
occultist (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thaumaturgist"):
enchanter (a sorcerer or magician)
exorciser; exorcist (someone who practices exorcism)
magus (a magician or sorcerer of ancient times)
sorceress (a woman sorcerer)
witch doctor (someone who is believed to heal through magical powers)
Instance hyponyms:
Cagliostro; Count Alessandro di Cagliostro; Giuseppe Balsamo (Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795))
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