Definition of Mirale
Mir"a*cle (?), n. [F., fr. L.
miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and
cf. Mirror.]
1. A wonder or wonderful thing.
That miracle and queen of genus.
Shak.
2. 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.
They considered not the miracle of the
loaves. Mark vi. 52.
3. A miracle play.
4. A story or legend abounding in
miracles. [Obs.]
When said was all this miracle.
Chaucer.
Miracle monger, an impostor who pretends to
work miracles. -- Miracle play, one of the
old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs
or (see 2d Mystery, 2) on events related in the
Bible.
Mir"a*cle, v. t. To make
wonderful. [Obs.] Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
MIRACLE, n. An act or event out of the order of nature and
unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and an ace with
four aces and a king.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- a wonderful event occurring in the physical world which has no explanation and is therefore given supernatural meaning
- Many religious beliefs are based on miracles.
- a quality that is wonderful, or surpasses the expectations of the physical world.
- Superman, the comic book character, was a miracle worker.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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