Miraculous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]
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     1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural
        power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,
        and not by natural causes.
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     2. Supernatural; wonderful.
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     3. Wonder-working. "The miraculous harp." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
        {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "miraculous":
     amazing, astonishing, astounding, beguiling, bewildering,
     bewitched, crazy, enchanted, enigmatic, exceptional, extraordinary,
     fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, incomprehensible, inconceivable,
     incredible, inexplicable, magical, marvelous, mind-boggling,
     necromantic, numinous, outlandish, passing strange, phenomenal,
     preternatural, prodigious, puzzling, rare, remarkable, sensational,
     spectacular, staggering, strange, striking, stupendous, superhuman,
     superior, supermundane, supernatural, supramundane, supranatural,
     thaumaturgic, unbelievable, unearthly, unexplainable, unheard-of,
     unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, wonder-working, wonderful,
     wondrous