miraculous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: mi=rac=u=lous
• COUNT in NET: 47 in 47 verses (in OT : 11 in 11 verses) (in NT : 36 in 36 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

miraculous, a. [F. miraculeux. See Miracle.].

•  Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by natural causes.  [1913 Webster]
•  Supernatural; wonderful.  [1913 Webster]
•  Wonder-working.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

miraculous, adj.
1 of the nature of a miracle.
2 supernatural.
3 remarkable, surprising.

Derivative

miraculously adv. miraculousness n.

Etymology

F miraculeux or med.L miraculosus f. L (as MIRACLE)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

miraculous

Wonder

N wonder, marvel, astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment, amazedness, admiration, awe, stupor, stupefaction, stound, fascination, sensation, surprise, note of admiration, thaumaturgy, surprised, aghast, all agog, breathless, agape, open- mouthed, awestruck, thunderstruck, moonstruck, planet-struck, spellbound, lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment, struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder, wonderful, wondrous, surprising, unexpected, unheard of, mysterious, miraculous, indescribable, inexpressible, inaffable, unutterable, unspeakable, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous, inconceivable, incredible, inimaginable, unimaginable, strange, passing strange, striking, overwhelming, wonder-working, wonderfully fearfully, for a wonder, in the name of wonder, strange to say, mirabile dictu, mirabile visu, to one's great surprise, with wonder, with gaping mouth, with open eyes, with upturned eyes, Int, lo, lo and behold!, O!, heyday!, halloo!, what!, indeed!, really!, surely!, humph!, hem!, good lack, good heavens, good gracious!, Ye gods!, good Lord!, good grief!, Holy cow!, My word!, Holy shit!, gad so!, welladay!, dear me!, only think!, lackadaisy!, my stars, my goodness!, gracious goodness!, goodness gracious!, mercy on us!, heavens and earth!, God bless me!, bless us, bless my heart!, odzookens!, O gemini!, adzooks!, hoity-toity!, strong!, Heaven save the mark, bless the mark!, can such things be!, zounds!, 'sdeath!, what on earth, what in the world!, who would have thought it!, you don't say so!, You're kidding!, No kidding? what do you say to that!, nous verrons!, how now!, where am I?, vox faucibus haesit, one's hair standing on end.