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wonder
English
Etymology
From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-Germanic *wundr?. Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundr?n?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
- Hyphenation: won?der
Noun
wonder (countable and uncountable, plural wonders)
- Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
- Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
- Someone very talented at something, a genius.
- The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
- 1781, Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
- All wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
- 1871, Plato, Benjamin Jowett (translator), Theaetetus (section 155d)
- Socrates: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher, for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. He was not a bad genealogist who said that Iris (the messenger of heaven) is the child of Thaumas (wonder).
- 1781, Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
- (Britain, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
- (US) A kind of donut; a cruller.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
wonder (third-person singular simple present wonders, present participle wondering, simple past and past participle wondered)
- (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
- October 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 163
- Some had read the manuscript, and rectified its inaccuracies; others had seen it in a state so imperfect, that the could not forbear to wonder at its present excellence.
- October 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 163
- (transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- bewonder
- forwonder
- unwonder
- wonderer
Synonyms
- thauma
Translations
Anagrams
- Nedrow, Rowden, Worden, downer, red won, wondre
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wonder, wunder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic *wundr?, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”). Compare Low German wunder, wunner, German Wunder, West Frisian wonder, wûnder, English wonder, Danish under.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n.d?r/
- Hyphenation: won?der
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Noun
wonder n (plural wonderen, diminutive wondertje n)
- wonder, miracle
Synonyms
- mirakel
Derived terms
- wonderteken
- wonderlijk
Anagrams
- worden
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worship
English
Alternative forms
- wurship (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English worschippe, worthschipe, from Old English weorþs?ipe; synchronically analyzable as worth (“worthy, honorable”) +? -ship. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w????p/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w???p/, /?w????p/
- Hyphenation: wor?ship
Noun
worship (usually uncountable, plural worships)
- (obsolete) The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.3:
- Then he forth on his journey did proceede, / To seeke adventures which mote him befall, / And win him worship through his warlike deed […].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.3:
- The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
- The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of Being Religious
- The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of Being Religious
- (by extension) Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.
- (also by extension) Ardent love.
- An object of worship.
- 1882 or later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Michel Angelo
- In attitude and aspect formed to be / At once the artist's worship and despair.
- 1882 or later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Michel Angelo
- Honour; respect; civil deference.
- Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
- (chiefly British) Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates
Synonyms
- adoration
- reverence
- idolatry
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
worship (third-person singular simple present worships, present participle (Commonwealth) worshipping or (US) worshiping, simple past and past participle (Commonwealth) worshipped or (US) worshiped or (obsolete) worshipt)
- (transitive) To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.
- 1655, John Milton, Sonnet 18
- When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones.
- 1655, John Milton, Sonnet 18
- (transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.
- a. 1639, Thomas Carew, A Cruell Mistris
- With bended knees I daily worship her.
- a. 1639, Thomas Carew, A Cruell Mistris
- (intransitive) To participate in religious ceremonies.
Derived terms
- worship the porcelain god
Translations
References
- worship at OneLook Dictionary Search
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