Etymology

miraculous

mi·rac·u·lous
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Today it means: By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events. Full definition →

Middle French miraculeux
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  1. Middle French · borrowed frommiraculeux
  2. English todaymiraculous

From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.

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