Hypertext Webster Gateway: "miraculous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]
1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural
power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,
and not by natural causes.
2. Supernatural; wonderful.
3. Wonder-working. ``The miraculous harp.'' --Shak. --
{Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miraculous
adj 1: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvelous},
{marvellous}]
2: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine
intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a
providential recovery" [syn: {heaven-sent}, {providential}]
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