miracle
- an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.
- a wonder; marvel.
- a wonderful or surpassing example of some quality: a miracle of modern acoustics.
- miracle play.
Origin of miracle
Examples from the Web for miracle
Contemporary Examples
Just two young kids experiencing the panic, pain, and then the miracle, of new birth.
And its crew had fought so hard for a Christmastime miracle that was not to be.
A Manhattan window washer somehow survived a 47-story fall back in 2007, but such a miracle was not likely to repeat itself.
Adult Swim airs ‘In Search of Miracle Man,’ its follow up to ‘Too Many Cooks,’ the deranged late-night comedy clip gone viral.
There was so much back and forth, but somehow by a miracle everything went perfectly.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ StarKevin Fallon
October 31, 2014
Historical Examples
Grace and a miracle had made the startling fact palpable and evident.
A miracle in the sense of a contravention of natural laws an absurdity.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II]Benedict of Spinoza
It were a sad world indeed if God's presence were only interference, that is, miracle.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
The school, therefore, accepted the miracle, but refused the kiss.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Sidney, straining her ears, gathered that they had seen a miracle, and that the wonder was still on them.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
miracle
- an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause
- any amazing or wonderful event
- a person or thing that is a marvellous example of somethingthe bridge was a miracle of engineering
- short for miracle play
- (modifier) being or seeming a miraclea miracle cure
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for miracle
n.
mid-12c., "a wondrous work of God," from Old French miracle (11c.) "miracle, story of a miracle, miracle play," from Latin miraculum "object of wonder" (in Church Latin, "marvelous event caused by God"), from mirari "to wonder at, marvel, be astonished," figuratively "to regard, esteem," from mirus "wonderful, astonishing, amazing," earlier *smeiros, from PIE *smei- "to smile, laugh" (cf. Sanskrit smerah "smiling," Greek meidan "to smile," Old Church Slavonic smejo "to laugh;" see smile (v.)).
From mid-13c. as "extraordinary or remarkable feat," without regard to deity. Replaced Old English wundortacen, wundorweorc. The Greek words rendered as miracle in the English bibles were semeion "sign," teras "wonder," and dynamis "power," in Vulgate translated respectively as signum, prodigium, and virtus. The Latin word is the source of Spanish milagro, Italian miracolo.