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miraculous
[ mi-rak-yuh-luhs ]
adjective
- performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency:
a miraculous cure.
Synonyms: extraordinary
- having or seeming to have the power to work miracles:
miraculous drugs.
miraculous
/ mɪˈrækjʊləs /
adjective
- of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous
- surprising
- having the power to work miracles
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Derived Forms
- miˈraculousness, noun
- miˈraculously, adverb
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Other Words From
- mi·rac·u·lous·ly adverb
- mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
- hy·per·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
- hy·per·mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
- non·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
- non·mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
- pseu·do·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
- qua·si-mi·rac·u·lous adjective
- un·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miraculous1
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Example Sentences
In this episode, the first of a two-part special exploring our relationship to the hazards of avalanches, we chronicle a miraculous survival story and ask what we ultimately learn when we make it through worst-case scenarios.
Complicating everything is the awkward decision that comes with Alex Smith, whose miraculous return after what was assumed to be a career-ending injury inspired the team and played a significant role in Washington’s late run to an NFC East title.
Students may watch the Oscar-winning 1962 movie The Miracle Worker, which depicts these milestones as miraculous.
Three weeks later, an unlikely and perhaps miraculous turn of events left them convinced Abby is either the luckiest or the smartest dog in town.
The rich live up on the plates, living a life powered by a miraculous energy source.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the funeral: a miraculous resurrection!
A volunteer I spoke to at length, Julia Cohen, explained to me that the miraculous power of Amma is her intuitiveness.
The miraculous brand of Billy-the-Fish football is almost over and the butch giants are back.
While no one doubts that Diaz is healed, surviving brain aneurysms is not exactly miraculous.
Inside her miraculous recovery and her fight against returning to Afghanistan.
To Indians that appears a miraculous thing, beyond what is either acquired or natural.
Hilda, once more and in a higher degree, realized the miraculous human power to make experience out of nothing.
The fact alleged, then, is miraculous and important, and the evidence in proof of such a fact should be overwhelmingly strong.
Joan was calmer now, and her mother had put on some warmer, and less miraculous, garments.
Miss Anne went on to talk of Jean, a miraculous infant of infinite graces and accomplishments.
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More About Miraculous
What does miraculous mean?
Miraculous is used to describe something done by or involving a supernatural power, as in Rising from the dead is a miraculous feat!
This sense of miraculous is frequently limited to religious use. In many faiths, something being miraculous implies an action of a deity. However, some people believe that something can be miraculous due to the forces of nature.
Miraculous is also used figuratively to describe something whose working isn’t well understood or whose results are exceptionally wonderful. It appears to work by miracle, that is, an action by a deity. You might hear medicines or cures described as miraculous because they seem to work by miracle or the results are so wonderful, like the results of a miracle would be.
Example: The acquisition went through miraculously and everyone got what they wanted.
Where does miraculous come from?
The first records of the term miraculous come from the 1400s. It comes from the Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus.
Miraculous, preternatural, and supernatural all describe something that seems to exceed natural laws. Miraculous is used to describe something that naturally, or unnaturally, goes beyond what was once thought possible in a certain field or situation. This is why many people use miraculous to describe medical treatments, because the advancement of medical technology routinely creates solutions for problems that were once unsolvable.
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What are some other forms related to miraculous?
- miraculously (adverb)
- miraculousness (noun)
- hypermiraculous (adjective)
What are some synonyms for miraculous?
What are some words that share a root or word element with miraculous?
What are some words that often get used in discussing miraculous?
How is miraculous used in real life?
Miraculous is usually used within the context of being awed at something or with a sense of amazement. But, it can also be used facetiously when something is actually underwhelming.
We were on earth at the same time as Stephen Hawking.
That's kind of a miraculous thing.
We breathed the same air as the man who demystified the stars.
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) March 14, 2018
This is the point where Air Bud subs in for the Broncos and the miraculous comeback begins
— Jimmy Tatro (@JimmyTatro) February 3, 2014
Just helped carry a fridge down some steep stairs without killing my brother or myself!! Miraculous 👼
— Phil Lester (@AmazingPhil) August 2, 2014
Try using miraculous!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for miraculous?
A. extraordinary
B. supernatural
C. ordinary
D. incredible
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