Added 9 October 2026
miracle
/ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/ noun
In Latin: mīrāculum Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about miracle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Any amazing or wonderful occurrence.
- A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent.
Origin
From Middle English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”), from mīror (“to wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyh₂- (“to smile, to be astonished”). Doublet of milagro and miraculum. Partially displaced native wonder, from Old English wundor (“miracle, wonder”).
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