noun
miracle
MIHR-uh-kuhl
noun
1
An event that seems impossible to explain through natural laws and is seen as caused by a divine or supernatural power.
"The villagers called the sudden rain after months of drought a miracle."
"Many religious traditions describe miracles performed by their founders."
2
A wonderful, surprising, or extremely fortunate outcome.
"It was a miracle that no one was hurt in the crash."
How to Use Miracle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething amazing that seems to defy explanation — whether religious or simply a huge stroke of luck.
Common pairings
a miracle happened
miracle cure
by some miracle
Word Forms
miracled past tense, miracles plural, miracles singular
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Etymology
From Latin miraculum ("object of wonder"), from mirus ("wonderful, astonishing").