thaumatophobia

noun

1. The fear of, or aversion to, miracles, magic, or supernatural phenomena.

   rare, uncountable

   Would Professor Stanley have been lowered in the eyes of his enlightened audience, or his own, had he added, "whichever way it was effected, we may well believe that God interposed in behalf of His devoted servant." We repeat, such thaumatophobia can only compare with hydrophobia!

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek θαῦμα (thaûma) + -phobia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry thaumatophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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