wonder-workn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌndəwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈwəndərˌwərk/

Etymology: Old English wundorweorc = West Frisian wonderwirk , Middle High German wunderwerc (German -werk ), Middle Danish underværk , etc., < wonder n. + work n. In Middle English treated as two words (compare wonder adj.); in the modern period, a new formation.

1. A marvellous or miraculous act; = miracle n. 1. Also gen. a wonderful achievement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > working wonders or miracles > miracle

wonderc950

wonder-work971

miracle?a1160

mighty work1568

miraculous1836

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act or achievement

wonder-work971

wonder?1473

miracle1586

coup d'éclat1668

coup de théâtre1747

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > an achievement

feata1400

wonder-worka1400

exploitc1425

achievance1531

achievement1583

attaining1606

attainment1665

effort1857

get1992

971 Blickl. Hom. 161 Hie..wundorweorcum swiþe wuldorlice ascinon.

OE Andreas (1932) 705 Swylce he [sc. Christ] oðerra unrim cyðde wundorworca on wera gesyhðe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1529 Þai þat þir wonþer werkes wroght.

a1400 Evang. Nicod. 39 in Herrig Archiv 53 392 Þan wirkes he wonder werkes new.

c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 30 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 2 In þis land we ken hym nocht, quhare he wondir werkis wrocht.

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. Aj By sundry meanes, this Wonderworke is wrought.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. v. 60 While the Christians,..on account of a few insignificant wonder-works, proclaim their Jesus for a god.1889 J. Gibbons Our Christian Heritage 242 Saint John referring to the wonder-works of Christ.

2. A wonderful work or structure.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] > wonderful or splendid

wonder-workc1275

masterpiece1600

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act or achievement > piece of work

wonder-workc1275

c1275 Laȝamon Brut 17376 Þo gonnen hii wende..to þan hulle..war stod þat wonder worc.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 275 He bygan to bulde Seynt Albons his grete chirche from the foundement of a wonder werk of brend tyle.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III x. 8 Fit speculation! such as..He found in wonder-works of God and Nature's hand.1887 Wallies Throne of Fisherman 150 Forums which should surpass Trajan's wonderwork.1895 Outing 27 238/1 These wonder works of the sea are broken..into the most fantastic forms.1904 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/3 The hotel is, like everything else here, a wonder-work.

3. Marvellous work or workmanship.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > instance(s) or example(s) of > marvellous

wonder-worka1513

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxxiii. f. lxviii^v A Beer of wonder warke standith at this day ouer y^t Graue.

1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 265 Impassive spirits..whom the daily wonderwork of nature, her glorious displays of the solemn, the lovely and the wild, seem never..to affect.1883 in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxxxvi. 4 God was alone in the wonderwork of Creation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wonder-work
释义	wonder-workn. Brit. /ˈwʌndəwəːk/, U.S. /ˈwəndərˌwərk/ Etymology: Old English wundorweorc = West Frisian wonderwirk , Middle High German wunderwerc (German -werk ), Middle Danish underværk , etc., < wonder n. + work n. In Middle English treated as two words (compare wonder adj.); in the modern period, a new formation. 1. A marvellous or miraculous act; = miracle n. 1. Also gen. a wonderful achievement. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > working wonders or miracles > miracle wonderc950 wonder-work971 miracle?a1160 mighty work1568 miraculous1836 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act or achievement wonder-work971 wonder?1473 miracle1586 coup d'éclat1668 coup de théâtre1747 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > an achievement feata1400 wonder-worka1400 exploitc1425 achievance1531 achievement1583 attaining1606 attainment1665 effort1857 get1992 971 Blickl. Hom. 161 Hie..wundorweorcum swiþe wuldorlice ascinon. OE Andreas (1932) 705 Swylce he [sc. Christ] oðerra unrim cyðde wundorworca on wera gesyhðe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1529 Þai þat þir wonþer werkes wroght. a1400 Evang. Nicod. 39 in Herrig Archiv 53 392 Þan wirkes he wonder werkes new. c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 30 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 2 In þis land we ken hym nocht, quhare he wondir werkis wrocht. 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. Aj By sundry meanes, this Wonderworke is wrought. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. v. 60 While the Christians,..on account of a few insignificant wonder-works, proclaim their Jesus for a god.1889 J. Gibbons Our Christian Heritage 242 Saint John referring to the wonder-works of Christ. 2. A wonderful work or structure. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] > wonderful or splendid wonder-workc1275 masterpiece1600 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act or achievement > piece of work wonder-workc1275 c1275 Laȝamon Brut 17376 Þo gonnen hii wende..to þan hulle..war stod þat wonder worc. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 275 He bygan to bulde Seynt Albons his grete chirche from the foundement of a wonder werk of brend tyle. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III x. 8 Fit speculation! such as..He found in wonder-works of God and Nature's hand.1887 Wallies Throne of Fisherman 150 Forums which should surpass Trajan's wonderwork.1895 Outing 27 238/1 These wonder works of the sea are broken..into the most fantastic forms.1904 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/3 The hotel is, like everything else here, a wonder-work. 3. Marvellous work or workmanship. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > instance(s) or example(s) of > marvellous wonder-worka1513 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxxiii. f. lxviii^v A Beer of wonder warke standith at this day ouer y^t Graue. 1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 265 Impassive spirits..whom the daily wonderwork of nature, her glorious displays of the solemn, the lovely and the wild, seem never..to affect.1883 in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxxxvi. 4 God was alone in the wonderwork of Creation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.971
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