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• Miracle — • In general, a wonderful thing, the word being so used in classical Latin; in a specific sense, the Latin Vulgate designates by miracula wonders of a peculiar kind, expressed more clearly in the Greek text by the terms terata, dynameis, semeia,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• MIRACLE — Biblical Hebrew has no word corresponding to the English miracle. Occasionally, the Bible mentions wonders (peleʾ, niflaʾot) meaning miracles (Ex. 3:20; Josh. 3:5; Ps. 78:11; etc.), but the meaning of wonder is much broader than miracle. A… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Miracle — For other uses, see Miracle (disambiguation). The Raising of Lazarus, (c. 1410) from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé, France. A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an… …   Wikipedia

• miracle — 01. It will be a [miracle] if Howard passes the test because he never, never studies. 02. There is no [miracle] method to learn a second language quickly. 03. In the Bible, Jesus performs several [miracles], including bringing a man back from the …   Grammatical examples in English

• miracle — n. 1) to accomplish, perform, work a miracle 2) a miracle that + clause (it s a miracle that she was not killed) 3) by a miracle (we survived by a miracle) 4) (misc.) a miracle worker * * * [ mɪrək(ə)l] perform work a miracle (misc.) a miracle… …   Combinatory dictionary

• miracle — noun (C) 1 something lucky that you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible: By some miracle, we managed to catch the plane. | it is a miracle (that): It s a miracle you weren t killed! 2 an action or event that is impossible… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• miracle — (Lat., miror, I wonder at). Augustine propounds a subjective definition of a miracle: it is ‘whatever is hard or appears unusual beyond the expectation or comprehension of the observer’. It is only our habits of mind, therefore, that prevent us… …   Philosophy dictionary

• miracle */*/ — UK [ˈmɪrək(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms miracle : singular miracle plural miracles an event that cannot be explained according to the laws of nature and is considered to be an act of God The story of the weeping statue is being hailed as …   English dictionary

• miracle — mir|a|cle [ mırəkl ] noun count ** an event that cannot be explained according to the laws of nature and is considered to be an act of God: The story of the weeping statue is being hailed as a miracle by some. a. something extremely lucky that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• miracle — noun a) A wonderful event occurring in the physical world attributed to supernatural powers. Secondly, it was a miracle that a document hammered out with such difficulty, satisfying very few of its authors completely and satisfying some of them… …   Wiktionary

• miracle — [ˈmɪrək(ə)l] noun [C] 1) something that is extremely lucky and that would not normally be possible It s a miracle that no one was killed.[/ex] 2) an event that cannot be explained according to the laws of nature and is considered to be an act of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English