wonderworking · adj — performing wonders, marvels, or miracles. It carries an Arena rating of 1659, earned across 103 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, wonderworking ranks #1,323 of 17,177 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,860 of 17,161 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,127 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words, #3,781 of 17,187 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “wonderworking” is a great word
WONDERWORKING — [Adjective] Performing wonders, marvels, or miracles. From the English words 'wonder' (a marvelous event) + 'working' (the act of performing or operating). Unlike "thaumaturgy," which formalizes the working of miracles into an art, or "miraculous," which describes the wondrous nature of an event, wonderworking describes the agent and its raw capability. It is the gentle pressure of a saint’s thumb on a fevered brow, the improbable spring flowing from a desert rock, and the simple faith that a particular icon bleeds real tears—a term for the quiet, physical force that bridges the mundane and the marvelous, the humble, persistent engine of awe.
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Etymology
From wonder + working.
adj
- Performing wonders, marvels, or miracles.
noun
- The performance of wonders, marvels, or miracles.
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