While they blend and are measurably involved with Thaumaturgic devices, there are indications that in a general way the three devices stand for stages in the development of law.
"The Siouan Indians"
W. J. McGee
Jesus fed large multitudes of people under circumstances of a most ultra-Thaumaturgic character.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
Crowds of students flocked to the seats of learning, and, as travelling scholars, earned a precarious living by begging or "professing" medicine, assisting the illiterate for a small fee, or working wonders, such as casting horoscopes, or performing Thaumaturgic tricks.
"German Culture Past and Present"
Ernest Belfort Bax