Definitions
a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
Word origin
From Middle English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”), from mīror (“to wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyh₂- (“to smile, to be astonished”). Doublet of milagro and miraculum. Partially displaced native wonder, from Old English wundor (“miracle, wonder”).
Used in a sentence
“Many religious beliefs are based on miracles.”
“An example of a miracle associated with Muhammad is the splitting of the moon.”
“It was a miracle that I survived that ditching in the high waves because I had my seat belt and shoulder harness unbuckled in anticipation of bailing out.”
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01“Wondrous event”7 letters
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