thaumaturgist
Worker of wonders
A thaumaturgist is a worker of miracles or magic—someone who performs wonders.
The word has a scholarly or literary flavor, appearing in discussions of religious figures, stage magicians, or fantasy settings: The medieval saint was revered as a thaumaturgist.
It's the agent noun corresponding to thaumaturgy (wonder-working).
Practitioner of ancient arts
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- sorcererWielder of arcane power
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- magePractitioner of sorcery
enchanter · conjurer · adept · archmage · occultist · mystical arts · esoteric knowledge · initiates
One who performs miracles
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- divine powerSupernatural strength of deities
- laying on handsHealing through physical contact
blessing · stigmata · relic · intercession · holy man · faith healer · apotheosis · saint
Spoken magical formula
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- evocationCalling forth to mind
grimoire · sigil · pentacle · cantrip · ceremonial magic · binding · banishment · warding
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- augurOne who reads omens
soothsayer · scrying · tarot · omen · prophecy · portent · geomancy · reading signs
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
alembic · quintessence · magnum opus · calcination · dissolution · nigredo · albedo
magus
Practitioner of ancient arts
mage · enchanter · conjurer · adept · archmage · occultist · mystical arts · esoteric knowledge · initiates · cabal
wonder-worker
One who performs miracles
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- divine powerSupernatural strength of deities
laying on hands · blessing · stigmata · relic · intercession · holy man · faith healer · apotheosis · saint · channeling
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
evocation · grimoire · sigil · pentacle · cantrip · ceremonial magic · binding · banishment · warding · consecration
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
augur · soothsayer · scrying · tarot · omen · prophecy · portent · geomancy · reading signs · second sight
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
crucible · alembic · quintessence · magnum opus · calcination · dissolution · nigredo · albedo
thaumaturgistcharlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
fraud · fake · impostor · mountebank · quack
thaumaturgistscientist
One who studies nature
rationalist · empiricist · naturalist · skeptic · materialist