"thaumaturgy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθɔməˌtɝd͡ʒi/ [US] Audio: en-us-thaumaturgy.ogg Forms: thaumaturgies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía), from θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle, wonder”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θαυματουργία}} Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thaumaturgy (countable and uncountable, plural thaumaturgies)
  1. The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry. Wikipedia link: thaumaturgy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Occult Related terms: thaumatology, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgical, thaumavore, thaumic, sorcery, wizardry Translations (the working of miracles): taumatúrgia [feminine] (Catalan), 戲法 (Chinese Mandarin), 戏法 (xìfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), taŭmaturgio (Esperanto), thaumaturgie [feminine] (French), Thaumaturgie [feminine] (German), Wundertätigkeit [feminine] (German), taumaturgia [feminine] (Italian), taumaturgia [feminine] (Portuguese), taumaturgia [feminine] (Spanish), taumaturgi [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (witchcraft, wizardry): sorcellerie [feminine] (French), 奇術 (kijutsu) (Japanese), 魔術 (majutsu) (Japanese)

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