"Thaumaturgy" (THAW-muh-tur-jee) – from the Greek for "wonder" + "work" – is the performance of miracles or magic.
Example (as used by John Mcgurk in Contemporary Review): "There was ever a cautious hesitancy on the part of the [Irish] clergy to recognize evidence of thaumaturgy, and the superstitious use of relics."
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