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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to
wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]
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1. A wonder or wonderful thing.
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That miracle and queen of genus. --Shak.
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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.
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They considered not the miracle of the loaves.
--Mark vi. 52.
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3. A miracle play.
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4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]
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When said was all this miracle. --Chaucer.
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{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.
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