wonder-workern.
/ˈwʌndəˌwəːkə/, U.S. /ˈwəndərˌwərkər/ One who performs wonders or marvellous things; esp. a worker of miracles; a thaumaturge.
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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 > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person > one who works wonders
miracle-worker1561
wonder-worker1599
wonder-monger1612
miracle man1914
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 169 Some of their better Prælates have removed..an image of our Lady, upon the broaching of a report that it discovered it selfe for a Wonder-worker.
1641 S. Fawcet Seasonable Serm. 17 The praying generation are the wonder-workers of the world.
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues iii. xix. 427 That he may be accounted a stupendious Wonder-worker, a Creatour of his Creatour.
a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) I. 18 In China and Japan these Wonder-workers may pretend to have done as many Miracles as they please.
1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain (1879) ii. xviii. 546 A wonderworker in cloth.
1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 375 Hannibal..taking his place..among the great wall-builders and wonder~workers of Eastern history and legend.
1895 Fr. Marianus St. Anthony of Padua 145 The saintly Friar, the Wonder~worker filled with love and sympathy.
Derivatives
ˈwonder-ˌworking adj. and n. wonder-working Parliament n. = wonderful Parliament n. at wonderful adj. and adv. Compounds.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > relating to working wonders or miracles > that works wonders or miracles
wonder-working1594
miraculous1596
miracle-working1605
mirificent1664
thaumaturgic1680
mirific1693
miraculific1772
miracle-breeding1814
thaumaturgical1841
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > working wonders
wonder-working1594
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
1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1070/2 The Parliament began the which was named the Parliament yt wrought wonders [a1500 in Knighton's Chron. (Rolls) II. 258 note, Parliamentum apud Westmonasterium operans mira].]
1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus 284 Your wisedomes ouerflowing wit, Digs deepe with learnings wonder-working spade.
1644 J. Vicars Jehovah-jireh 199 To the high honour of our great and wonder-working God.
1679 tr. Trag. Hist. Jetzer 18 They fall down before this wonder-working Image.
1710 Broome Paraphr. Habakkuk iii. iii Waving his Wonder-working Wand.
1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 194 The music of Orpheus, Amphion, and such wonder-working bards.
1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. ii. 19 The wonder-working sword of Harlequin.
1847 J. Keble Serm. Academical & Occas. x. 270 In the mysterious and wonder-working Prayer of Consecration.
1895 Catholic Mag. Aug. 228 There came..the wonder-working body of St. Cuthbert.
1900 F. T. Elworthy Horns of Honour iii. 180 There is some confusion about the several stories told of its [sc. the hand of glory's] wonder-working.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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