OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8793

miracle

/ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
milagro • miraglo
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
An example of a miracle associated with Muhammad is the splitting of the moon.
Many religious beliefs are based on miracles.
milagro • miraglo (disused)
A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
It was a miracle that I survived that ditching in the high waves because I had my seat belt and shoulder harness unbuckled in anticipation of bailing out.
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 very little, would turn out…
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