mir|a|cle

mir|a|cle
mir|a|cle «MIHR uh kuhl», noun.
1. a wonderful happening that is beyond the known laws of nature: »

It would be a miracle if the sun stood still in the heavens for an hour. The greatest miracle in the New Testament is the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Bernard Ramm).

2. something marvelous; a wonder: »

It was a miracle you weren't hurt in that accident.

3. a remarkable example: »

an engineering miracle. Mother is a miracle of patience to answer all the questions that the children ask. What hymns are sung, what praises said For homemade miracles of bread? (Louis Untermeyer).

4. = miracle play. (Cf. ↑miracle play)
╂[< Old French miracle < Latin mīrāculum < mīrārī marvel at < mīrus wonderful]

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