combining form of Gr. θαῦμα, θαυματ-, wonder, marvel. Thaumatogenist, a believer in or advocate of thaumatogeny. Thaumatogeny, [-GENY], the origination of life as a miraculous process: opposed to nomogeny. Thaumatography [-GRAPHY: mod.L. thaumatographia], a writing concerning the wonders of nature. Thaumatolatry [-LATRY], excessive reverence for the miraculous or marvelous. Thaumatology [-LOGY], an account of miracles; the description or discussion of the miraculous.
1891. Cent. Dict., *Thaumatogenist (citing Owen).
1868. Owen, Vertebr. Anim., III. 814. Nomogeny or *Thaumatogeny?
1869. Mozley, Ess. (1878), II. 394. Independent of all theories of elementary formation—Evolution, Epigenesis, Nomogeny, Thaumatogeny.
[1632. J. Johnston (title), *Thaumatographia Naturalis.]
1891. Cent. Dict., Thaumatography.
1827. Hare, Guesses (1859), 98. The *thaumatolatry by which our theology has been debased.
1851. J. H. Newman, Cath. Eng., 296. In the Protestant’s view … who assumes that miracles never are, our *thaumatology is one great falsehood.
1904. Edin. Rev., Jan., 163. In which [volume] the work of thaumatology is carried to its furthest extreme.
