Antonyms for miracle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mir-uh-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪr ə kəl

Definition of miracle

Origin : mid-12c., "a wondrous work of God," from Old French miracle (11c.) "miracle, story of a miracle, miracle play," from Latin miraculum "object of wonder" (in Church Latin, "marvelous event caused by God"), from mirari "to wonder at, marvel, be astonished," figuratively "to regard, esteem," from mirus "wonderful, astonishing, amazing," earlier *smeiros, from PIE *smei- "to smile, laugh" (cf. Sanskrit smerah "smiling," Greek meidan "to smile," Old Church Slavonic smejo "to laugh;" see smile (v.)).
From mid-13c. as "extraordinary or remarkable feat," without regard to deity. Replaced Old English wundortacen, wundorweorc. The Greek words rendered as miracle in the English bibles were semeion "sign," teras "wonder," and dynamis "power," in Vulgate translated respectively as signum, prodigium, and virtus. The Latin word is the source of Spanish milagro, Italian miracolo.

noun wonderful, surprising event or thing

Example sentences :

Grace and a miracle had made the startling fact palpable and evident.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

A miracle in the sense of a contravention of natural laws an absurdity.
Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza

It were a sad world indeed if God's presence were only interference, that is, miracle.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Sidney, straining her ears, gathered that they had seen a miracle, and that the wonder was still on them.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The school, therefore, accepted the miracle, but refused the kiss.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Though I felt a subtle and wondrous change, I could not trace or track the miracle.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Until then she had been resigned, she felt so strong and confident as she awaited the miracle.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

To Linda it was almost a miracle, the rapidity with which a house could be erected in California.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

The tree lasts from day to day by miracle—it cannot last long.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

We are informed that the solemnization of it was owing to a miracle.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for miracle

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