Miracle
noun
An extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws and is thought to be an act of God.
It's a miracle that the car didn't crash into the house.
Often appears as...
- a miracle happened
- it's a miracle
noun
A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
It will be a miracle if we win this game.
Often appears as...
- wait for a miracle
- hope for a miracle
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws and is thought to be an act of God.
It's a miracle that the car didn't crash into the house.
Often appears as...
- a miracle happened
- it's a miracle
noun
A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
It will be a miracle if we win this game.
Often appears as...
- wait for a miracle
- hope for a miracle
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Used often in religious discussions to describe events believed to be caused by a higher power.
The healing was deemed a miracle by the congregation.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Explanation
Implies an event is so extraordinary that it defies logical explanation or scientific reasoning.
Surviving the fall from such a height was nothing short of a miracle.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to express relief or unexpected success.
Finding my lost wedding ring in the sand was a miracle!
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Used often in religious discussions to describe events believed to be caused by a higher power.
The healing was deemed a miracle by the congregation.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Explanation
Implies an event is so extraordinary that it defies logical explanation or scientific reasoning.
Surviving the fall from such a height was nothing short of a miracle.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to express relief or unexpected success.
Finding my lost wedding ring in the sand was a miracle!
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Used often in religious discussions to describe events believed to be caused by a higher power.
The healing was deemed a miracle by the congregation.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Explanation
Implies an event is so extraordinary that it defies logical explanation or scientific reasoning.
Surviving the fall from such a height was nothing short of a miracle.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to express relief or unexpected success.
Finding my lost wedding ring in the sand was a miracle!
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At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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His Epic Message Will...
help we were given so much the only planet in this solar system with life I mean we are one in a million no actually scientifically we are one in a billion trillion trillion that's the one that followed by 33 zeroes and I don't want to get too spiritual but how are we not a miracle we are perfectly
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Thoughts on humanity,...
to the diversity of mankind and the human need to progress and grow. Ideas were flowing with more freedom and speed. And I experienced the miracle of human innovation and cooperation, and my own creativity, when supported by the resourcefulness of this collective endeavor,
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Miracle, Luck or Chance?...
and you get 60 that's the miracle well yeah if you get more than you flip certainly but how rare does an event have to be before we would call it miraculous one in a million one in a billion I'll choose billion all right one in a million well let's try something
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Paying it forward with...
a college tour one of the college in New England encouraged me to apply and my currently a student there it's really a miracle so my first year was real challenging but I knew that I could make it because other people have done it
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The Rarity or...
how do you define a miracle how rare does an event have to be before we would call it miraculous one in a million one in a billion if a miraculous thing is something that happens one in a billion
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The secrets of learning...
Does that sound like a miracle? Well, I see such miracles every single day. As a language mentor, I help people learn languages by themselves, and I see this every day.
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What I learned about...
I was sold as a slave. But now I'm here, and that is why I believe in miracles. The one thing that I learned from history is that nothing is forever in this world.
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Baby Penguin Transfer PIPE...
in a miracle of natural timing he gets a morsel that will save his life
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Hypnotic Earth PIPE...
the earth is a miracle life remains a mystery
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At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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His Epic Message Will...
help we were given so much the only planet in this solar system with life I mean we are one in a million no actually scientifically we are one in a billion trillion trillion that's the one that followed by 33 zeroes and I don't want to get too spiritual but how are we not a miracle we are perfectly
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Thoughts on humanity,...
to the diversity of mankind and the human need to progress and grow. Ideas were flowing with more freedom and speed. And I experienced the miracle of human innovation and cooperation, and my own creativity, when supported by the resourcefulness of this collective endeavor,
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Miracle, Luck or Chance?...
and you get 60 that's the miracle well yeah if you get more than you flip certainly but how rare does an event have to be before we would call it miraculous one in a million one in a billion I'll choose billion all right one in a million well let's try something
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Paying it forward with...
a college tour one of the college in New England encouraged me to apply and my currently a student there it's really a miracle so my first year was real challenging but I knew that I could make it because other people have done it
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The Rarity or...
how do you define a miracle how rare does an event have to be before we would call it miraculous one in a million one in a billion if a miraculous thing is something that happens one in a billion
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The secrets of learning...
Does that sound like a miracle? Well, I see such miracles every single day. As a language mentor, I help people learn languages by themselves, and I see this every day.
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What I learned about...
I was sold as a slave. But now I'm here, and that is why I believe in miracles. The one thing that I learned from history is that nothing is forever in this world.
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Baby Penguin Transfer PIPE...
in a miracle of natural timing he gets a morsel that will save his life
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Hypnotic Earth PIPE...
the earth is a miracle life remains a mystery
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James Patterson
American Author
I don't think about an industry or building things, but somebody says you're lucky if you find something you like to do, which is true, and then it's a miracle if you get paid to do it.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
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Kathryn Schulz
American Journalist
The miracle of your mind isn't that you can see the world as it is. It's that you can see the world as it isn't.
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Joe Thornton
Canadian Hockey Player
I'm trying to help out with the power play and work hard every night. I'm not the miracle worker.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Sherlyn Chopra
I believe in miracles. And I believe miracles happen in a believer's life.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Guy Verhofstadt
Belgian Statesman
There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.
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Willie Aames
American Actor
God continues to work miracles in my life.
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S. Sreesanth
Indian Athlete
I look at my life journey as a miracle.
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James Patterson
American Author
I don't think about an industry or building things, but somebody says you're lucky if you find something you like to do, which is true, and then it's a miracle if you get paid to do it.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
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Kathryn Schulz
American Journalist
The miracle of your mind isn't that you can see the world as it is. It's that you can see the world as it isn't.
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Joe Thornton
Canadian Hockey Player
I'm trying to help out with the power play and work hard every night. I'm not the miracle worker.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Sherlyn Chopra
I believe in miracles. And I believe miracles happen in a believer's life.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Guy Verhofstadt
Belgian Statesman
There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.
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Willie Aames
American Actor
God continues to work miracles in my life.
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S. Sreesanth
Indian Athlete
I look at my life journey as a miracle.
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