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miracle Definition

mira·cle (mirə kəl)

noun

  1. an event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific laws and is hence thought to be due to supernatural causes, esp. to an act of God
  2. a remarkable event or thing; marvel
  3. a wonderful example a miracle of tact
  4. miracle play

Etymology: OFr < L miraculum, a strange thing, in LL(Ec), miracle < mirari, to wonder at < mirus, wonderful < IE base *(s)mei-, to smile

miracle Synonyms

miracle

n.

marvel, revelation, supernatural occurrence; see wonder 2.

miracle Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • loaf: Before I had my turn I had opened the bible for a snap quotation, got the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
  • healing: Some accounts of miracles of healing from the Hand have come down to us.
  • resurrection: It is through the miracle of the resurrection that our salvation is sealed.
  • grace: Those that do not delight to hear the word have no mind to see the miracles of grace.

Converse of object

  • perform: To perform these miracles, to lift a million tons of rock into the sky.
  • expect: Jesus expected the miracle to end a forty year cosmic battle, assuming him to be an Essene.
  • accomplish: I also want to share about how God accomplished miracles in our work in a physical way.
  • suppose: A Chou En Lai verdict on Gordon Brown Samuel Brittan The Financial Times 22/07/05 Is Gordon Brown's supposed economic miracle based on sand?
  • heal: Also many churches claim that miracles are still happening, especially healing miracles.

Adjective modifier

  • minor: He wondered what other minor miracles I was planning.
  • biblical: In preserving the Biblical miracles as " facts " their message had been lost.
  • alleged: You also get bizarre alleged miracles in the apocryphal gospels.
  • bloody: He needed a bloody miracle, that's what he needed.
  • supernatural: The truth was hidden in the supernatural, miracles and parables.
  • post-war: He experienced at first hand the application of new holistic management practices that produced the Japanese post-war economic miracle.

Modifies a noun

  • cure: The egg whites are also a miracle cure for burns, even severe ones.
  • story: Hence we find miracle stories in the OT being recycled into the New Testament.

Noun used with modifier

  • no-preparation: Quotes: One of the greatest no-preparation miracles EVER.
  • healing: The most popular aspect of his ministry was its many healing miracles, which even his opponents never sought to deny.
  • testament: That's an Old Testament miracle, of course.

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