noun
miracle
MIR-uh-kuhl/ˈmɪrəkl/
An extraordinary event or achievement that seems almost impossible.
The travelers regard the water in the dry spring as a miracle.
Etymology
Latin miraculum meant an object of wonder. Its Church Latin sense, a marvelous event caused by God, connects astonishment with the idea of an event beyond natural explanation.
In context
That is the secret of effortless wealth. Not a miracle, but a method, not mysticism, but alignment with law.
More examples
- It was a miracle that everyone escaped unharmed.
- The engineer called the tiny device a miracle of design.
- The story describes several miracles.
Forms
miracle · miracles
miraculous adjective — Seeming extraordinary or impossible.