thaumaturgy

English Thesaurus

1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

hypernym	:	performance,
definition	:	the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	card trick,
definition	:	a trick performed with playing cards (noun.act)

hyponym	:	prestidigitation, sleight of hand,
definition	:	manual dexterity in the execution of tricks (noun.act)

2. any art that invokes supernatural powers (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	supernaturalism,
definition	:	a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	juju,
definition	:	the power associated with a juju (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	mojo,
definition	:	a magic power or magic spell (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	conjuration, conjuring, conjury, invocation,
definition	:	calling up a spirit or devil (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	black art, black magic, necromancy, sorcery,
definition	:	the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	white magic,
definition	:	magic used only for good purposes (noun.cognition)

3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

derivation	:	conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator,
definition	:	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)

derivation	:	charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly,
definition	:	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers (adj.all)

4. any art that invokes supernatural powers (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	magician, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard,
definition	:	one who practices magic or sorcery (noun.person)

derivation	:	charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly,
definition	:	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers (adj.all)

5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

derivation	:	conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator,
definition	:	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)

derivation	:	charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly,
definition	:	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers (adj.all)

6. any art that invokes supernatural powers (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	magician, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard,
definition	:	one who practices magic or sorcery (noun.person)

derivation	:	charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly,
definition	:	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers (adj.all)