miracle Definition

miracle
noun

1. An act or event that breaks the laws of nature, and is therefore thought to be caused by the intervention of God or another supernatural force.
2. colloq
A fortunate happening; an amazing event.
Example: It's a miracle you called round when you did
Thesaurus: marvel, wonder, phenomenon, revelation.
3. colloq
An amazing example or achievement of something. Also as adj.
Example: a miracle of modern technology
Example: miracle drug

Idiom: work miracles

To have an amazingly positive effect.
Example: She's worked miracles on him ― he hardly drinks at all now

Etymology: 12c: French, from Latin miraculum, from mirari to be amazed at.