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... miraculousmagicalwonder-workingsupernaturalwondrous ↔ Opposites mundaneordinary Word family Related forms thaumaturgythaumaturgethaumaturgist Etymology AI details From Greek thaumatourgos ('wonder-working'), from thauma ('wonder, marvel') + ergon ('work'). thaumatourgos Ancient Greek thauma Ancient Greek ergon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown