Miracle
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| - | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}A '''miracle''', [[derivation (linguistics)|derived]] from the old [[Latin]] word ''miraculum'' meaning "something wonderful", is a striking interposition of divine intervention by [[God]] in the [[universe]] by which the ordinary course and operation of [[Nature]] is overruled, suspended, or modified. Although many [[religion|religious]] texts and people confirm [[witness]]ing or [[prophecy|prophesying]] various events which they refer to as "miraculous", it is disputed whether there are [[scientific method|scientifically confirmed]] occurrences of miracles. People in different faiths have substantially different [[definition]]s of the word "miracle". Even within a specific religion there is often more than one usage of the term. |
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