miracle

miracle
miracle (n.) mid-12c., "a wondrous work of God," from O.Fr. miracle (11c.) "miracle, story of a miracle, miracle play," from L. miraculum "object of wonder" (in Church Latin, "marvelous event caused by God"), from mirari "to wonder at, marvel, be astonished," figuratively "to regard, esteem," from mirus "wonderful, astonishing, amazing," earlier *smeiros, from PIE *smei- "to smile, laugh" (Cf. Skt. smerah "smiling," Gk. meidan "to smile," O.C.S. smejo "to laugh;" see SMILE (Cf. smile)).
From mid-13c. as "extraordinary or remarkable feat," without regard to deity. Replaced O.E. wundortacen, wundorweorc. The Greek words rendered as miracle in the English bibles were semeion "sign," teras "wonder," and dynamis "power," in Vulgate translated respectively as signum, prodigium, and virtus. The Latin word is the source of Sp. milagro, It. miracolo.

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