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miracle play
(encz) | miracle play,mirákl n: středověký divadelní žánr Jiří Drbálek |
Miracle play
(gcide) | Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to
wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.]
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1. A wonder or wonderful thing.
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That miracle and queen of genus. --Shak.
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2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the
established constitution and course of things, or a
deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural
event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the
universe is governed.
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They considered not the miracle of the loaves.
--Mark vi. 52.
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3. A miracle play.
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4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]
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When said was all this miracle. --Chaucer.
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Miracle monger, an impostor who pretends to work miracles.
Miracle play, one of the old dramatic entertainments
founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d
Mystery, 2) on events related in the Bible.
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miracle play
(wn) | miracle play
n 1: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a
saint or martyr |
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miracle play
(encz) | miracle play,mirákl n: středověký divadelní žánr Jiří Drbálek |
miracle play
(wn) | miracle play
n 1: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a
saint or martyr |
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