miracle
31miracle — (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… …
32miracle — 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… …
33miracle — Two significant ways of defining miracle are (1) an event that has God as primary cause but has no secondary cause and (2) a divinely originated interruption in natural law . Both of these definitions raise the interesting question of how… …
34miracle — n. 1 an extraordinary event attributed to some supernatural agency. 2 a any remarkable occurrence. b a remarkable development in some specified area (an economic miracle; the German miracle). 3 (usu. foll. by of) a remarkable or outstanding… …
35miracle — 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… …
36Miracle — An event in the external world brought about by the immediate agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use of means capable of being discerned by the senses, and designed to authenticate the divine commission of a religious… …
37Miracle — WEIL (Simone) Bio express : Philosophe et écrivain française (1909 1943) «On pense aujourd hui à la révolution, non comme à une solution des problèmes posés par l actualité, mais comme à un miracle dispensant de résoudre les… …
38Miracle — The spectacular pantomimic drama created by Austrian director Max Reinhardt premiered in London in 1911 and was staged in 16 other European cities before World War I. After the war, a New York production was arranged by American arts… …
39miracle — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, amazement, antimasque, astonishing thing, astonishment, audience success, ballet, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, charade, cliff hanger, closet drama, comedy drama,… …
40miracle — A miracle is an object of wonder, as its name implies, from Latin mirari, to wonder, to look at. English admire, mirage and mirror are related words …
