'Miracle monger' definitions:

Definition of 'Miracle monger'

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  • Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A wonder or wonderful thing. [1913 Webster]
  • That miracle and queen of genus. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They considered not the miracle of the loaves. --Mark vi. 52. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A miracle play. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • When said was all this miracle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]