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.
Origin of miracle
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How to use miracle in a sentence
He was cursed and this curse had brought sorrow on all those people who loved him and maybe there was a chance for a miracle and a way for the curse to be lifted.
So before I get too excited about squats as the new miracle cure, I’d like to see whether a few months of strength training actually reduces cramp risk in a randomized trial.
Ben Crump, the lawyer for Blake’s family, said Tuesday that it would “take a miracle” for Blake to walk again.
Prosecutors charge teen in fatal shooting of two protestors and wounding of a third in Kenosha | kdunn6 | August 28, 2020 | FortuneOn any given day you’d find him talking in tongues in the aisles of the Co-Op Market, delivering fiery Scripture readings at the gazebo in Rinconada Park or laying hands on the elderly at Channing House and praying for miracles.
Given the vast number of people in need of them, artificial kidneys can’t come soon enough, and will be a miracle of modern science when they do arrive.
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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.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then the Vatican newspaper: “Pope performs miracle allowing Fidel to walk on water.”
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis most famous miracle was making a few loaves and fishes feed a multitude.
And his second most famous miracle was turning water into wine.
But at the root of the unnatural miracles is the natural miracle—the heart of man.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayThat was how I learnt the strangest tale that ever a man was told, and knew the miracle to which I owed my life.
Uncanny Tales | VariousFor the people generally say of him that it would be a miracle if another worse than he could be found.
That fancy dialogue about expresses the legal value of the evidence for this important miracle.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordMais particulierement encore l'exemption de maladies, qui est vn miracle tres-evident.
British Dictionary definitions for miracle
/ (ˈmɪrəkəl) /
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 something: the bridge was a miracle of engineering
short for miracle play
(modifier) being or seeming a miracle: a miracle cure
Origin of miracle
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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