A '''miracle''' is defined by Merriam-Webster (1997) as "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs." Alternative definitions might include:
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A '''miracle''' is defined by Merriam-Webster (2009) as:
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: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs
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: an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment
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: ''Christian Science'': a divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly as the fulfillment of spiritual law
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Other definitions include:
: a remarkably good event that has no plausible scientific explanation
: a remarkably good event that has no plausible scientific explanation