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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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