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WONDER-WORKING

Definition: WONDER-WORKING

WONDER-WORKING

Adjective

1. Doing wonders or surprising things.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WONDER-WORKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)


Synonyms within Context: WONDER-WORKING

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Wonder

Striking; Verb: overwhelming; wonder-working.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: WONDER-WORKING

Etymologies containing "WONDER-WORKING": Thaumaturgus. (references)

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Image Slideshow: WONDER-WORKING

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Modern Translations: WONDER-WORKING

Language Translations for "WONDER-WORKING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

想知"工作. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ihmeitätekevä. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

경이하 일함. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onder-workingway

   

Romanian

  

nãzdrãvan (droll, fairy, funny, peerless, rogue, supernatural), minunat (beautiful, beautifully, best, brave, bright, capital, champion, charming, delightfully, exceptional, jolly, lovely, magic, magical, marvellous, miraculous, paradisaic, paradisaical, passing, proud, royal, special, splendid, strange, superb, superbly, supernatural, tiptop, wonderful). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

чудодейственный (miraculous). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

harikalar yaratan. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: WONDER-WORKING

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

thaumatourgos. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: WONDER-WORKING

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 8, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintProseicon de autw dia to ikanw cronw taiV mageiaiV exestakenai autouV
Latin405VulgateAdtendebant autem eum propter quod multo tempore magicis suis dementasset eos
Middle English1395WyclifAnd thei leueden hym, for long tyme he hadde maddid hem with his witche craftis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd him they set moche by because of longe tyme with sorcery he had mocked the.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd to him they had regard, because that for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: WONDER-WORKING

LanguageActs Chapter 8, Verse 11
AlbanianDhe e dëgjonin, sepse prej një kohe të gjatë ai i kishte mahnitur me mjeshtrinë e tij prej magjistari.
CebuanoUg sila nanagpatalinghug kaniya, tungod kay sa hataas nga panahon sila gipahibulong man ugod niya pinaagi sa iyang salamangka.
CroatianA priklanjahu mu se jer ih je duže vremena opèaravao svojim vradžbinama.
DanishMen de gave Agt på ham, fordi han i lang Tid havde sat dem i Forbavselse ved sine Trolddomskunster.
DutchEn zij hingen hem aan, omdat hij een langen tijd met toverijen hun zinnen verrukt had.
FinnishJa he kuuntelivat häntä sentähden, että hän kauan aikaa oli noituuksillaan heitä hämmästyttänyt.
FrenchIls l`écoutaient attentivement, parce qu`il les avait longtemps étonnés par ses actes de magie.
GermanSie sahen aber darum auf ihn, daß er sie lange Zeit mit seiner Zauberei bezaubert hatte.
Haitian CreoleSe konsa yo t'ap swiv tou sa li t'ap fè paske depi lontan yo te egare devan maji l' yo.
HungarianAzért figyeltek pedig rá, mert sok idõn át az ördögi mesterségekkel elámította õket.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSudah lama sekali ia mempesona orang-orang dengan kekuatan sihirnya, sehingga mereka sangat memperhatikan dia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mereka itu sekalian berpaut kepadanya sebab sudah lama ia sangat mengherankan mereka itu dengan segala sihirnya itu.
ItalianGli davano ascolto, perché per molto tempo li aveva fatti strabiliare con le sue magie.
MaoriA i whakarongo ratou ki a ia, no te mea kua roa ke ratou e miharo ana ki ana mahi makutu.
NorwegianMen de gav akt på ham fordi han i lang tid hadde satt dem i forundring ved sine trolldomskunster.
PortugueseEles o atendiam porque já desde muito tempo os vinha fazendo pasmar com suas artes mágicas.   
RumanianKl ascultau cu luare aminte, pentrucq multq vreme ki uimise cu vrqjitoriile lui.
Russianб ЧОЙНБМЙ ЕНХ ПФПНХ, ЮФП ПО ОЕНБМПЕ ЧТЕНС ЙЪХНМСМ ЙИ ЧПМИЧПЧБОЙСНЙ.
ShuarTura ti Untsurí Uwí wawekratmarijiai anankarta asamtai, umirkarmiayi nu aents.
SwahiliWalivutiwa sana naye kwa vile alikuwa amewashangaza kwa uchawi wake kwa muda mrefu.
SwedishOch de höllo sig till honom, därför att han genom sina trollkonster under ganska lång tid hade slagit dem med häpnad.
UmaMahae-imi mpakakonce-ra hante pake' -na, duu' -na hawe'ea pue' ngata toe mpotuku' -i pai' mpe'epei hawa' -na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "WONDER-WORKING"

Words rhyming with "WONDER-WORKING" (pronounced 'Won"der-work`ing'): Aforegoing, Almsgiving, Backbiting, Batfowling, Birdcatching, Bird's-nesting, Bluestocking, Bookbinding, Bookkeeping, Bookselling, Boxhauling, Bricklaying, Broadspreading, Bushfighting, Bushwhacking, By-drinking, By-turning, Cabinetmaking, Cat-harping, Cheeseparing, Childbearing, Churchgoing, Clear-seeing, Clear-shining, Costeaning, Cowleeching, Crib-biting, Cross-reading, Cross-tining, Cross-vaulting, Deerstalking, Findfaulting, Fly-catching, Forespeaking, forthcoming, Forthputing, Fox-hunting, free-living, Free-milling, freethinking, Gaingiving, Glass-gazing, god-fearing, good-looking, Handwriting, haymaking, heartbreaking, heartrending, high-sounding, Home-coming. (additional references)

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Anagrams: WONDER-WORKING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-k-n-n-o-o-r-r-w-w"

-3 letters: wonderwork.

-4 letters: knowinger, nonworker, rewording, reworking, wondering, wrongdoer.

-5 letters: donniker, dowering, drowning, endowing, ironwork, kingwood, ordering, rodeoing, winnowed, winnower, wirework.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: WONDER-WORKING


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 4F 4E 44 45 52 2D 57 4F 52 4B 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01001111 01001110 01000100 01000101 01010010 00101101 01010111 01001111 01010010 01001011 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#79 &#78 &#68 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#87 &#79 &#82 &#75 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 004F 004E 0044 0045 0052 002D 0057 004F 0052 004B 0049 004E 0047

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5749483839521557495245434841

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Translations: Modern
5. Translations: Ancient
6. Bible Trace
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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