annus mirabilisn.
/ˌanᵿs mᵻˈrɑːbᵻlɪs/, U.S. /ˌænəs məˈrɑbələs/ Originally: a year of extraordinary events, esp. when regarded as omens or portents; = mirabilis annus n. In later use: a year of outstanding success or notable achievement for a particular person, group, etc., or within a particular sphere of activity. Cf. annus horribilis n.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > event > remarkable year
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1643 W. Bridge Serm. Voluntiers Norwich 22 How many delivering mercies have God wrought for us the last yeare, truly it may be said it hath been the annus mirabilis, year of wonders.
1681 C. Ness Signs of Times (title page) This last Year of 1680. Which may well be called another Annus Mirabilis, or Wonderful Year, wherein the Lord hath given us loud Warnings to Repent of our Sins.
1767 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 1 June (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2815 This has been everywhere an annus mirabilis for bad weather.
1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 504 All's well—wool up..harvest stacked without a shower,..and Mistress bonnier than ever. It is quite an annus mirabilis.
1838 J. Gillman Life S. T. Coleridge I. iv. 280 This [sc. 1797] was the Annus Mirabilis of this great man.
1940 19th Cent. Feb. 157 In 1848, the annus mirabilis of European history, a movement arose which shook the core of Europe.
1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 44 1971 was Arsenal's annus mirabilis.
2013 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 24/7 Last year was his annus mirabilis at ENO, where he stole the show with his virile singing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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