thaumaturgist

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  1. thaumaturge
  2. occultist
  3. shaman
  4. medicine man
  5. witch doctor
  6. wonder-worker
  7. warlock
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  • Brother Larry Schellman taught him about shamans, swamis, and thaumaturges, as well as the Catholic Church’s position on them—namely, that their powers are real but demonically granted.
    — Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Definition of thaumaturge
Noun
  • Set in Astraea, a bioluminescent city that worships the stars, Florescentia follows Lucia Fairfax, an inventor and occultist reeling from the loss of her husband due to one of her rituals.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Definition of occultist
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  • Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Sci-fi blends with folklore as shamans stand in fields to anoint the new drone gods.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaman
Noun
  • Authorities say Chasing Horse spent nearly 20 years abusing his position as a Lakota medicine man to take advantage of women and girls.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • During his trial in January, prosecutors said the former actor weaponized his reputation as a Lakota medicine man, exploiting cultural traditions and spiritual beliefs to prey on Indigenous women and girls.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of medicine man
Noun
  • She’s set on turning a frog prince, Naveen, back into a human after he’s cursed by an evil voodoo witch doctor, Facilier.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2026
  • Blacks were not treated by white doctors in all-white hospitals but were sent to inferior facilities to be treated by men who were little more than witch doctors.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 May 2026
Definition of witch doctor
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  • The order that takes his name, the Franciscans, is known for its production of wonder-workers capable of similar feats.
    — Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Online, a host of experimental, upstart wonder-workers were finding new audiences with eye-catching content about all things demonic.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Definition of wonder-worker
Noun
  • Well, Kaatri is a fighter and the warlock at the heart of this story.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Salem's backstory started as a 500-year-old warlock who was transformed into a cat after trying to take over the world.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of warlock
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