miracle
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪrək(ə)l/
noun
- an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency: the miracle of rising from the grave
- a remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences: it was a miracle that more people hadn’t been killed industries at the heart of the economic miracle
- an exceptional product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something: a machine which was a miracle of design
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum 'object of wonder', from mirari 'to wonder', from mirus 'wonderful'