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miraculous

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mi·rac·u·lous  (m-rky-ls)
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 mrculsus, from Latin mrculum, miracle; see miracle.]

mi·racu·lous·ly adv.
mi·racu·lous·ness n.

miraculous
Adjective
1. like a miracle
2. surprising or remarkable
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.miraculous - being or having the character of a miracle
supernatural - 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"
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"

miraculous
Translations
miraculous [mɪˈrækjuləs] adjmilagroso
miraculous [mɪˈrækjuləs] adjmiraculeux/euse
miraculous [mɪˈrækjuləs] miracle adjwunderbar;
(powers, effect, cure) → Wunder-;
(success, change) → unglaublich;
to have a miraculous escape → wie durch ein Wunder entkommen
miraculous [mɪˈrækjuləs] adjmiracoloso/a


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Individuals of wiser faith, indeed, who knew that Heaven promotes its purposes without aiming at the stage-effect of what is called miraculous interposition, were inclined to see a providential hand in Roger Chillingworth's so opportune arrival.
And some three centuries ago, an English traveller in old Harris's Voyages, speaks of a Turkish Mosque built in honor of Jonah, in which mosque was a miraculous lamp that burnt without any oil.
And now, as the night was senescent, And star-dials pointed to morn -- As the star-dials hinted of morn -- At the end of our path a liquescent And nebulous lustre was born, Out of which a miraculous crescent Arose with a duplicate horn -- Astarte's bediamonded crescent, Distinct with its duplicate horn.
 
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