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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. being or having the character of a miracle;
[syn: marvelous, marvellous, miraculous]

2. peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention;
- Example: "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"
- Example: "a providential recovery"
[syn: heaven-sent, providential, miraculous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See Miracle.]
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   1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural
      power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,
      and not by natural causes.
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   2. Supernatural; wonderful.
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   3. Wonder-working. "The miraculous harp." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] -- Mi*rac"u*lous*ly, adv. --
      Mi*rac"u*lous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

miraculous
    adj 1: being or having the character of a miracle [syn:
           marvelous, marvellous, miraculous]
    2: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine
       intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a
       providential recovery" [syn: heaven-sent, providential,
       miraculous]