Thaumaturgy

Thaumaturgy is the performance of miracles or supernatural wonders, attributed to divine power or magical practice.

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Miracle: An extraordinary event attributed to divine intervention or another supernatural cause. Miracles are the clearest religious form of wonders called thaumaturgical.
Ancient Greek religion: The religious practices and beliefs of ancient Greek communities. Greek religious language supplied the roots of the word thaumaturgy.
Faith healing: The attempted treatment of illness through prayer, spiritual belief, or religious practice. Reported healings are among the most common modern claims of thaumaturgical power.
Stage magic: A performance art that creates the appearance of impossible events through skill and misdirection. Stage magic imitates wonders without claiming supernatural causes.
Theurgy: Ritual practice intended to invoke divine powers or unite practitioners with the divine. Theurgy seeks divine communion, while thaumaturgy emphasizes producing supernatural effects.
Greek language: An Indo-European language with ancient, medieval, and modern forms. Thaumaturgy combines Greek roots associated with wonder and work.
Exorcism: A ritual intended to expel a spirit or other supernatural entity from a person or place. Exorcism presents ritual action as producing a supernatural change.
Natural theology: The study of claims about God using reason and evidence from the natural world. It seeks explanations through argument about nature rather than wonder-working acts.
Magic: Practices and beliefs involving supernatural forces, powers, or effects. Thaumaturgy is one way magical practice is understood and named.
New Testament: The collection of early Christian texts included in the Christian Bible. Christian accounts of wonders helped establish thaumaturgical language around holy figures.