English-Thai Dictionary

miracle

N เรื่อง มหัศจรรย์  สิ่ง ประหลาด  เหตุ อัศจรรย์  ปาฏิหาริย์  อภินิหาร  marvel revelation supernatural occurrence rueng-ma-had-sa-jan

 

miracle play

N ละคร ยุค กลาง เนื้อหา เกี่ยวกับ พระคัมภีร์  mystery play la-kon-yuk-klang-nuan-ha-kiao-kab-pa-kam-pe

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MIRACLE

n.[L. miraculum, from miror, to wonder. ] 1. Literally, a wonder or wonderful thing; but appropriately,
2. In theology, an event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event. Miracles can be wrought only by Almighty power, as when Christ healed lepers, saying, "I will, be thou clean, " or calmed the tempest, "Peace, be still. "
They considered not the miracle of the loaves. Mark 6:52.
A man approved of God by miracles and signs. Acts 2:22.
3. Anciently, a spectacle or dramatic representation exhibiting the lives of the saints.

 

MIRACLE

v.t.To make wonderful. [Not used. ]

 

MIRACLE-MONGER

n.An impostor who pretends to work miracles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MIRACLE

Mir "a *cle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror. ]

 

1. A wonder or wonderful thing. That miracle and queen of genus. Shak.

 

2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed. They considered not the miracle of the loaves. Mark vi. 52.

 

3. A miracle play.

 

4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs. ] When said was all this miracle. Chaucer. Miracle monger, an impostor who pretends to work miracles. -- Miracle play, one of the old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d Mystery, 2 ) on events related in the Bible.

 

MIRACLE

MIRACLE Mir "a *cle, v. t.

 

Defn: To make wonderful. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

miracle

mir a cle |ˈmirikəl ˈmɪrɪkəl | ▶noun a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency: the miracle of rising from the grave. • a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences: it was a miracle that more people hadn't been killed or injured. • an amazing product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something: a machine which was a miracle of design | [ as modifier ] : a miracle drug. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum ‘object of wonder, ’ from mirari ‘to wonder, ’ from mirus ‘wonderful. ’

 

miracle play

mir a cle play |ˈmɪrɪkəl ˌpleɪ | ▶noun a mystery play.

 

Oxford Dictionary

miracle

mir |acle |ˈmɪrək (ə )l | ▶noun an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency: the miracle of rising from the grave. • a remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences: it was a miracle that more people hadn't been killed | industries at the heart of the economic miracle. • an exceptional product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something: a machine which was a miracle of design | [ as modifier ] : a miracle drug. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum ‘object of wonder ’, from mirari ‘to wonder ’, from mirus ‘wonderful ’.

 

miracle play

mir |acle play ▶noun a mystery play.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

miracle

miracle noun his recovery was a blessed miracle: wonder, marvel, sensation, phenomenon, supernatural phenomenon, mystery.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

miracle

miracle noun 1 his first miracle was to turn water into wine: supernatural phenomenon, mystery, prodigy, sign. 2 Germany's economic miracle: wonder, marvel, sensation, phenomenon, astonishing feat, amazing achievement.

 

French Dictionary

miracle

miracle n. m. nom masculin Évènement extraordinaire qui ne peut se produire naturellement. : Cette rencontre est un miracle. LOCUTIONS Par miracle. D ’une façon inattendue, inespérée. : Ils ont échappé à la noyade par miracle. Solution miracle, recette miracle, remède miracle. en apposition D ’une efficacité extraordinaire. : Des solutions miracles. Note Grammaticale En apposition, le nom s ’écrit sans trait d ’union et les deux mots prennent la marque du pluriel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

miracle

mir a cle /mɪ́rək (ə )l /〖語源は 「驚異 」〗(形 )miraculous 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟くだけて ｠奇跡的なこと , 驚くべきこと (!出来事 実例 発見 発明など ) ▸ It was a miracle (that ) we escaped death in the accident .私たちが事故で命を落とさなかったのは奇跡だ ▸ the Asian economic miracle アジアの経済的奇跡 ▸ a miracle of engineering 驚異的な工学技術の例 2 奇跡 , 神わざ ▸ by some miracle 奇跡的に w ò rk [perf ò rm ] m í racles «…のために » 驚異的な効果がある ; 奇跡を行う «for » .～́ c ù re [dr ù g ]【重病 難題などに対する 】特効薬 «for » .～́ pl à y 奇跡劇 〘キリストや聖人の行った奇跡を題材とした中世の劇; mystery playともいう 〙.～́ w ò rker 奇跡の人 〘不可能に思えることをやってのける人 〙.