annus mirabilis

[ ahn-noos mi-rah-bi-lis; English an-uhs-muh-rab-uh-lis ]

/ ˈɑn nʊs mɪˈrɑ bɪ lɪs; English ˈæn əs məˈræb ə lɪs /

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noun, plural an·ni mi·ra·bi·les

[ahn-nee mi-rah-bi-les; English an-ahy-muh-rab-uh-leez, an-ee], /ˈɑn ni mɪˈrɑ bɪˌlɛs; English ˈæn aɪ məˈræb əˌliz, ˌæn i/, Latin.

year of wonders; wonderful year.

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How to use annus mirabilis in a sentence

Yet the scenery for this annus mirabilis production has always been rather flimsy.
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It was an annus mirabilis for the hideous (Putin, Assad, Cyrus), an annus horribilis for just about everyone else.
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Affleck later called the period the “annus horribilis of my life.”
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The incident caps an annus horribilis for the Spanish Royal Family.
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Finally, last season, Idol's annus horribilis, the wheels fell off the cart entirely.
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The year 1814 was an annus mirabilis for England, as will be seen as it is unfolded.
Social England under the Regency, Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Ashton.
Only in a single poem, that of the "Annus Mirabilis," in 1671, had he given any true indications of his surpassing powers.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8)|John Richard Green
This has been everywhere an 'annus mirabilis' for bad weather, and it continues here still.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
Nosti mores mulierum: Dum moliuntur, dum comuntur, annus est.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Compare the medieval proverb:—'Hoc facit una dies quod totus denegat annus.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for annus mirabilis

annus mirabilis

/ Latin (ˈænʊs mɪˈræbɪlɪs) /

noun plural anni mirabiles (ˈænaɪ mɪˈræbɪliːz)

a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events

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Cultural definitions for annus mirabilis

annus mirabilis

[ (an-uhs mi-rab-uh-lis) ]

A Latin expression meaning “miraculous year.” The term refers to a year in which an unusual number of remarkable things occurred: “The Waste Land and Ulysses both appeared in 1922, the annus mirabilis of modern literature.”

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The reverse is an annus horribilus, or “terrible year.” Queen Elizabeth II used the term in 1992, referring to a major fire at Windsor Castle and the widely publicized marital problems of her family members.

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