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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 [mɪˈrækjʊləs]
adj
1. of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous
2. surprising
3. having the power to work miracles
miraculously  adv
miraculousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.miraculous - being or having the character of a miraclemiraculous - 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 [mɪˈrækjʊləs] ADJ
1. (Rel) [powers, healing] → milagroso
2. (= extraordinary) [escape, recovery] → milagroso; [change, result] → extraordinario
he made a miraculous recoverytuvo una recuperación milagrosase recuperó de forma milagrosa
his escape was nothing short of miraculousla forma en que logró escaparse fue un verdadero or auténtico milagro
miraculous [mɪˈrækjʊləs] adjmiraculeux/euse
miraculous healing → guérison miraculeuse
to make a miraculous recovery → se remettre miraculeusement
The horse made a miraculous recovery → Le cheval s'est miraculeusement remis.
miraculous
adj
escape, recoverywundersam; miraculous powersWunderkräfte pl; that is nothing/little short of miraculousdas grenzt an ein Wunder
(= unbelievable, wonderful)wunderbar; achievement, improvement, transformationerstaunlich; there was a miraculous change in her appearancees war kaum zu fassen, wie sie sich verändert hatte
miraculous [mɪˈrækjʊləs] adjmiracoloso/a


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This is symptomatic of the bishops' discursive mode: miraculousness suggests that the more mundane process involved in the Prince of Wales's training and education, his coming to maturity over time in a particular context, will be suppressed in favor of the notion of dramatic incipience, a useful rhetoric in the rationalizing of policies.
Spirituality awakens us to the miraculousness of life, science prevents us from being blinded by the hyperboles that naturally arise from such intangible feelings that could degenerate us into mindless believers.
3-6 BT97 The intense and literal supernaturalism of the period is displayed in four texts published between 1695 and 1727 that focus on various aspects of miraculousness.
 
 
 
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