thaumaturgic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌθɔməˈtɝdʒɪk/ UK /ˌθɔːməˈtɜːdʒɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the working of wonders or magic

The old monk was credited with thaumaturgic powers of healing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the working of... miraculous magicalwonder-workingsupernatural wondrous

Opposites

mundane ordinary

Word family

Related forms thaumaturgythaumaturgethaumaturgist

Etymology

From Greek thaumatourgos ('wonder-working'), from thauma ('wonder, marvel') + ergon ('work').

thaumatourgos Ancient Greek thauma Ancient Greek ergon Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# thaumaturgic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌθɔməˈtɝdʒɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌθɔːməˈtɜːdʒɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to the working of wonders or magic

## Examples
- The old monk was credited with thaumaturgic powers of healing.

## Synonyms
- miraculous
- magical
- wonder-working
- supernatural
- wondrous

## Antonyms
- mundane
- ordinary

## Related Forms
- thaumaturgy
- thaumaturge
- thaumaturgist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thaumatourgos
- Root: thauma
- Root: ergon

## Etymology
From Greek thaumatourgos ('wonder-working'), from thauma ('wonder, marvel') + ergon ('work').

## AI Etymology
Thaumaturgic is from Greek thaumatourgos ('wonder-working'), from thauma ('wonder, marvel') + ergon ('work'). Important recorded forms include thaumatourgos (Ancient Greek), thauma (Ancient Greek), and ergon (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to the working of wonders or magic. The wider family includes related words such as thaumaturgy, thaumaturge, and thaumaturgist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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