wonder-mongern.
/ˈwʌndəˌmʌŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈwəndərˌmɑŋɡər/, /ˈwəndərˌməŋɡər/ One who deals in wonders; a wonder-worker, or relater of wonders.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > that works or performs wonders or miracles
miraclera1425
miracle-worker1561
miracle-monger1584
mirabilist1599
wonder-worker1599
wonder-monger1612
wonderer1647
thaumaturge1715
thaumaturgus1730
thaumaturgist1829
wonder-man1883
miracle man1914
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > telling strange stories > [noun] > one who relates
wonder-monger1612
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person > one who works wonders
miracle-worker1561
wonder-worker1599
wonder-monger1612
miracle man1914
1612 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. I. O.T. iv. 338 How are the great wonder-mongers of Egypt abashed.
1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours 436 Those Wondermongers cannot take away the Kings evill.
1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator No. 18 (1748) III. 281 Invention! cried our wonder-monger, do I not tell you, sir,..that I saw it with my own eyes!
1751 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. III Pref. p. xii The God Proteus..famous for being a juggling Wonder-monger, and turning himself into all Shapes.
1851 J. H. Newman Lect. Present Position Catholics Eng. 231 Future story-tellers and wonder~mongers.
1863 A. De Morgan in S. E. De Morgan From Matter to Spirit Pref. p. xii That some tricky wonder-monger had stuck the bill of a duck upon the neck of a quadruped.
1868 A. C. Swinburne W. Blake 94 No wonder-monger of the low sort need here have hoped for a pupil.
Derivatives
ˈwonder-ˌmongering n.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > working wonders or miracles
miracles doingc1425
miracle-making1677
thaumaturgics1721
thaumaturgy1727
wonder-mongering1886
thaumaturgism1889
wonder-working1900
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > telling strange stories > [noun]
wonder-mongering1886
1886 E. Gurney et al. Phantasms of Living I. 128 Another instinct which tends directly to discourage wonder-mongering.
1911 W. De Morgan Likely Story iv. 112 That..class of persons which, when its attention turns towards wonder~mongering,..loses its head promptly.
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