miracle

English Online Dictionary. What means miracle‎? What does miracle mean?

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɹəkəl/
• (US, Canada, usually) IPA^(key): /ˈmiɹəkəl/

Noun

miracle (plural miracles)

1. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
2. A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
3. An awesome and exceptional example of something

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

miracle (third-person singular simple present miracles, present participle miracling, simple past and past participle miracled)

1. (transitive) To affect by a miracle; to work a miracle upon.

Anagrams

• Maricle, Ramciel, car mile, claimer, reclaim

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīrāculum. Doublet of mirall, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [miˈɾa.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [miˈɾa.kle]

Noun

miracle m (plural miracles)

1. miracle

Related terms

• miraculós

Further reading

• “miracle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French miracle, borrowed from Latin mīrāculum. Compare the inherited Old French mirail (“mirror”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʁakl/

Noun

miracle m (plural miracles)

1. miracle

Derived terms

• cour des miracles
• par miracle
• solution miracle

Related terms

• miraculeux
• miraculeusement

Further reading

• “miracle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”) (compare inherited mirail (“mirror”)), from mīror (“to wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyh₂- (“to smile, to be astonished”).

Noun

miracle oblique singular, m (oblique plural miracles, nominative singular miracles, nominative plural miracle)

1. miracle

Descendants

• → English: miracle
• French: miracle
• Norman: mithacl'ye