thaumaturgist

Other forms: thaumaturgists

Definitions of thaumaturgist
  1. noun
    one who practices magic or sorcery
    synonyms: magician, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, wizard
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    Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
    Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)
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    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
    Circe
    (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
    conjure man, conjurer, conjuror
    a witch doctor who practices conjury
    type of:
    occultist
    a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
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