Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theurgist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: theur-gist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who claims or is alleged to perform magic with the aid of beneficent spirits.

Etymology

Etymology tree English theurgy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theurgist From theurgy + -ist.

Inflected Forms

theurgists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

theurgy

Synonyms

theurge

Questions

What does theurgist mean?: One who claims or is alleged to perform magic with the aid of beneficent spirits.
Where does theurgist come from?: Etymology tree English theurgy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theurgist From theurgy + -ist.

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