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mi·rac·u·lous M0325300 (mĭ-răk′yə-ləs)adj.1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape.3. Able to work miracles. [Middle English miraclous, from Old French miraculeux, from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, from Latin mīrāculum, miracle; see miracle.] mi·rac′u·lous·ly adv.mi·rac′u·lous·ness n.miraculous (mɪˈrækjʊləs) adj1. of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous2. surprising3. having the power to work miracles miˈraculously adv miˈraculousness nmi•rac•u•lous (mɪˈræk yə ləs) adj. 1. performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure. 2. of the nature of a miracle; marvelous. 3. having or seeming to have the power to work miracles: miraculous herbs. [1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus= Latin mīrācul(um) miracle + -ōsus -ous] mi•rac′u•lous•ly, adv. mi•rac′u•lous•ness, n. syn: miraculous, preternatural, supernatural refer to that which seems to transcend the laws of nature. miraculous refers to something that apparently contravenes known laws governing the universe: a miraculous recovery. preternatural suggests the possession of supernormal qualities: Dogs have a preternatural sense of smell. It may also mean supernatural: Elves are preternatural beings. supernatural suggests divine or superhuman properties: supernatural aid in battle. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | miraculous - being or having the character of a miraclemarvellous, marveloussupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" | | 2. | miraculous - peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery"heaven-sent, providentialfortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
miraculousadjective1. wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, incredible, astonishing, marvellous, magical, unbelievable, phenomenal, astounding, inexplicable, wondrous (archaic or literary), unaccountable, superhuman The horse made a miraculous recovery. wonderful common, normal, usual, ordinary, everyday, commonplace, banal, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional2. supernatural, magical, phenomenal, prodigious, unaccountable, superhuman, preternatural, thaumaturgic She had miraculous powers.miraculousadjective1. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world:extramundane, extrasensory, metaphysical, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, superphysical, supersensible, transcendental, unearthly.2. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.Translationsmiracle (ˈmirəkl) noun1. something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God. Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle. 神蹟 神迹2. a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation. It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash. 奇蹟 奇迹,非凡的事例 miˈraculous (-ˈrӕkju-) adjectivea miraculous recovery. 奇蹟般的 奇迹般的miˈraculously adverb 奇蹟般地 奇迹般地,非凡地 miraculous
bell, book, and candle1. A method of putting a curse on someone. The phrase refers to the implements once used when someone was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. I'll go after him bell, book, and candle if he threatens my family again.2. Items that are symbolic or indicative of the strange or miraculous. She's the type of person who will come over with bell, book, and candle to try to bring about positive changes in your life.See also: and, candlebell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that somethingunusual or bizarre may soon happen. (Alluding originally to the items used when performing the rite of excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.) Look, I can't work miracles! Do you expect me to show up at your house with bell, book, and candle, and make everything right? You have to take charge of your own destiny! On the top shelf of the tiny used-book store, Jim saw a bell, book, and candle sitting in a row, and he knew he was going to find some very interesting reading material.See also: and, candle, miraculous, signal, that, thingbell, book, and candle a formula for laying a curse on someone. This expression alludes to the closing words of the rite of excommunication, ‘Do to the book, quench the candle, ring the bell’, meaning that the service book is closed, the candle put out, and the passing bell rung, as a sign of spiritual death.See also: and, candleEncyclopediaSeemiracleMedicalSeeMIRACLEmiraculous Related to miraculous: miraculous healing, Miraculous MedalSynonyms for miraculousadj wonderfulSynonyms- wonderful
- amazing
- extraordinary
- incredible
- astonishing
- marvellous
- magical
- unbelievable
- phenomenal
- astounding
- inexplicable
- wondrous
- unaccountable
- superhuman
Antonyms- common
- normal
- usual
- ordinary
- everyday
- commonplace
- banal
- unremarkable
- run-of-the-mill
- unexceptional
adj supernaturalSynonyms- supernatural
- magical
- phenomenal
- prodigious
- unaccountable
- superhuman
- preternatural
- thaumaturgic
Synonyms for miraculousadj of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural worldSynonyms- extramundane
- extrasensory
- metaphysical
- preternatural
- superhuman
- supernatural
- superphysical
- supersensible
- transcendental
- unearthly
adj so remarkable as to elicit disbeliefSynonyms- amazing
- astonishing
- astounding
- fabulous
- fantastic
- fantastical
- incredible
- marvelous
- phenomenal
- prodigious
- stupendous
- unbelievable
- wonderful
- wondrous
Synonyms for miraculousadj being or having the character of a miracleSynonymsRelated Wordsadj peculiarly fortunate or appropriateSynonymsRelated Words |