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A '''miracle''' is an extraordinary, favorable event which apparently defies the laws of [[nature]] and [[science]], <ref>https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/miracle</ref> indicating divine intervention in human affairs.<ref name="M-W 09">Merriam-Webster's dictionary (2009)</ref> The term is also sometimes used to exaggeratedly describe some unusual event, thing, or accomplishment with no divine intervention.<ref name="M-W 09">Merriam-Webster's dictionary (2009)</ref>
A '''miracle''' is an extraordinary, favorable event which apparently defies the laws of [[nature]] and [[science]], <ref>https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/miracle</ref> indicating divine intervention in human affairs.<ref name="M-W 09">Merriam-Webster's dictionary (2009)</ref> The term is also sometimes used to exaggeratedly describe some unusual event, thing, or accomplishment with no divine intervention.<ref name="M-W 09">Merriam-Webster's dictionary (2009)</ref>
The Catholic definition of miracle is a "sensibly perceptible effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or testify to someone's sanctity."<ref>John A. Hardon, S.J., "A Modern Catholic Dictionary" (1999).</ref>
The [[Catholic]] definition of miracle is a "sensibly perceptible effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or testify to someone's sanctity."<ref>John A. Hardon, S.J., "A Modern Catholic Dictionary" (1999).</ref>
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