A miracle is an event that seems impossible to explain by natural or scientific laws and is often believed to be caused by a divine power. People also use the word more loosely for any amazing and unexpected good event.
From Latin ‘miraculum,’ meaning ‘wonder’ or ‘marvel,’ from ‘mirari’ (to wonder at). It entered English through Old French in religious contexts.
Originally, a miracle was simply something that made people stop and stare in wonder. Today, we talk about ‘medical miracles’ or ‘miracle technologies,’ showing how our sense of the extraordinary has shifted from the divine to the scientific.
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