• WONDER

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• s. Astonishment, miratio: admiratio. To excite wonder, admirationem facere, efficere: admirationem habere, or, more commonly, movere (to excite wonder; of things). To be seized with wonder, admiratio me capit or incessit. Full of wonder, mirabundus.
• A wonderful thing, res mira: miraculum: prodigium: portentum. (The words are found in this connection and order.) portentum et miraculum: ostentum (supernatural appearance, having an ominous character): monstrum (an unnatural animal or man). A wonder (= a wonderful person), *homo mirificus: the seven wonders of the world, *septem miracula mundi: it is no wonder, non mirum est; non est quod miremur: it is a wonder, mirum or mirandum est: is it any wonder? mirandumne id est? what wonder is it? quid mirum? “No wonder” may often be translated by quippe, scilicet: no wonder, for he was a very liberal person, quippe benignus erat (Hor., Sat., 1, 2, 4). To perform wonders, *miracula edere.

2. v. mirari (to be astonished or surprised at something strange, great, or interesting): admirari (to admire as great or striking, or as deserving praise or blame): demirari (to be astonished at some striking appearance): admiratio aliquem incessit; stupere admiratione. To wonder that, mirari quod, or accusative and infinitive: to wonder at anything, mirari, admirari, demirari aliquid, de aliqua re; mirum mihi aliquid est, videtur: to wonder greatly, valde, admodum, vehementer, magnopere mirari: I wonder what could have been the reason why, miror quid causae fuerit quare.