thaumaturgical
Of magical workings
Thaumaturgical means relating to the performance of miracles or magic.
The word derives from Greek for "wonder-working" and appears in discussions of saints credited with miraculous powers, occult practices, or any supposedly supernatural feats: The text described the thaumaturgical properties of certain relics.
The term is formal and somewhat archaic, more common in academic or religious contexts than everyday speech.
Magical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
summoning · spellcasting · ritual · evocation · bewitchment · sorcerer · mage · warlock
Accessible to few
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- seerOne who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
augury · omen · visionary · medium · spiritualist · psychic · soothsayer · kabbalah
Supernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- divineOf or from gods
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- relicPreserved ancient object
- saintCanonized holy person
apparition · providence · benediction · intercession · beatification · canonization · prophecy · revelation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
alembic · calcination · nigredo · albedo · tincture · homunculus · magnum opus · vitriol
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
witchcraft · summoning · spellcasting · ritual · evocation · bewitchment · sorcerer · mage · warlock · grimoire
esoteric
Accessible to few
clairvoyant · augury · omen · visionary · medium · spiritualist · psychic · soothsayer · kabbalah · tarot
miracle
Supernatural occurrence beyond explanation
saint · apparition · providence · benediction · intercession · beatification · canonization · prophecy · revelation · messiah
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
quintessence · alembic · calcination · nigredo · albedo · tincture · homunculus · magnum opus · vitriol · caduceus
thaumaturgicalnatural
Not artificially produced
mundane · physical · material · naturalistic · secular
thaumaturgicalordinary
Standard, unremarkable
mundane · commonplace · everyday · unremarkable · prosaic
thaumaturgicalscientific
Of or using research methods
empirical · rational · logical · technological · methodological