thaumaturgists

Definition of thaumaturgistsnext
plural of thaumaturgist

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shamans
Noun
  • Researchers believe the structures served as elite burial sites for leaders, priests, or shamans, challenging earlier assumptions that Funnelbeaker societies were strictly egalitarian.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • By 1901, just seventeen years after contact with the outside world, shamans were cutting their hair, getting baptized, and taking Danish Christian names.
    Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Thaumaturgists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaumaturgists. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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