Definitions for miracle
ˈmɪr ə kəlmir·a·cle

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. miracle(noun)

   any amazing or wonderful occurrence

2. miracle(noun)

   a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. miracle(Noun)

   A wonderful event occurring in the physical world attributed to supernatural powers.

   Etymology: From miracle, from miraculum, from miror, from mirus, from smei-, mei-.

2. miracle(Noun)

   A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it

   Etymology: From miracle, from miraculum, from miror, from mirus, from smei-, mei-.

3. miracle(Noun)

   An awesome and exceptional example of something

   Etymology: From miracle, from miraculum, from miror, from mirus, from smei-, mei-.

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Miracle(noun)

   a wonder or wonderful thing

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]

2. Miracle(noun)

   specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]

3. Miracle(noun)

   a miracle play

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]

4. Miracle(noun)

   a story or legend abounding in miracles

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]

5. Miracle(verb)

   to make wonderful

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Miracle

   A miracle is an event not ascribable to human power or the laws of nature and consequently attributed to a supernatural, especially divine, agency. Such an event may be attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that God may work with the laws of nature to perform what are considered miracles. Theologians say that, with divine providence, God regularly works through created nature yet is free to work without, above, or against it as well. The word "miracle" is often used to characterise any beneficial event that is statistically unlikely but not contrary to the laws of nature, such as surviving a natural disaster, or simply a "wonderful" occurrence, regardless of likelihood, such as a birth. Other miracles might be: survival of an illness diagnosed as terminal, escaping a life-threatening situation or 'beating the odds'. Some coincidences may be seen as miracles.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Miracle

   mir′a-kl, n. anything wonderful: a prodigy: anything beyond human power, and away from the common action of the laws of nature: a supernatural event.—ns. Mir′acle-mong′er, one who pretends to work miracles; Mir′acle-play, a medieval form of drama founded on Old or New Testament history, or the legends of the saints.—adj. Mirac′ulous, of the nature of a miracle: done by supernatural power: very wonderful: able to perform miracles.—adv. Mirac′ulously.—n. Mirac′ulousness. [Fr.,—L. miraculum—mirāri, -ātus, to wonder.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. miracle

   1. A happening seen by four men at once, but by no one man in particular--hence, a collective, but otherwise untrue, fact. 2. The minutiæ of cosmologies. 3. A physical event described by those to whom it was related by men who did not see it. 4. A portent that precedes the coming of a Liar with letters patent from Nowhere, or a series of extraordinary occurrences that attend his comings and goings and mouthings that in no way equal in majesty, beauty or mystery the simplest commonplace of his life. (No god, demigod, or other parasite of human ignorance is complete without miracles, for it is only the natural and commonplace that are unbelievable.)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. MIRACLE

   A woman who won't talk.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. miracle

   A fasttrack that enables the creation of a healthy body, sane mind, spirit, soul conscience and consciousness.

   There are many miracles that get created daily on earth.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'miracle' in Nouns Frequency: #2187

Anagrams for miracle »

1. reclaim

2. claimer

How to pronounce miracle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of miracle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of miracle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of miracle in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   What I am going to say may appear narcissistic, but it's true. If you want to see a miracle, all you have to do is just look in the mirror, and you will see the greatest miracle in this world: The Human Body, the amazingly wondrous creation of Supreme Power, in my view. The process of creation of human body begins with the union of sperm and ovum in the womb of a woman. It's just a beginning of the greatest miracle, because almost immediately begins the creation of thousands of millions of body cells, which in fact build the most complicated tissues, complex organs, and exceptionally intricate systems of the human body. Interestingly there are about one octillion cells in adult human body, which can be written as 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. And now comes the astounding fact: all these one thousand trillion trillion cells are created by only fifty consecutive replications of just one cell. Wow! That's what I consider miracle, created by none other than Supreme Power!

2. Jen Ramsey:

   Keep going – a miracle is around the corner.

3. Photographer Zak Bartleet:

   Thank God that guy is alive and not hurt. It’s just a miracle that no one else was really injured. And that nothing else really happened - no fire or bystanders standing by.

4. Samantha Heller:

   There is no one miracle food that will launch us into immortality, the lifestyle as a whole must be considered, including daily physical activity and eating less( of) animal foods like meat, cheese and butter. It is easiest to encourage people to eat a variety of plant foods such as salads, trail mix, roasted vegetables, pasta primavera, almond butter and banana sandwiches, lentil soup, or edamame hummus.

5. John Burroughs:

   The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.

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