Dictionary entries for 'miracle'

Synonyms

mir·a·cle (mĭŕə-kəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīrāculum, from mīrārī, to wonder at, from mīrus, wonderful.]

noun

An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or an act of God: “Miracles are spontaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves” (Katherine Anne Porter)
One that excites admiring awe. See synonyms at wonder
A miracle play.