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miracle
A wonderful example
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  1. A wonderful example
  2. One that excites admiring awe; a wonderful or amazing event, act, person, or thing.
  3. An event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific laws and is hence thought to be due to supernatural causes, esp. to an act of God
phenomenon
In Kantian philosophy, a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself independent of sense experience
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  1. In Kantian philosophy, a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself independent of sense experience
  2. Any event, circumstance, or experience that is apparent to the senses and that can be scientifically described or appraised, as an eclipse
  3. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel.
curiosity
An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary:
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  1. An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary:
  2. A desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness
  3. A strange or odd aspect.
stare
To affect in a given way by staring
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  1. To affect in a given way by staring
  2. (Now Rare) To stand out conspicuously
  3. To look at directly and fixedly:
stunner
One that stuns, as:
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  1. One that stuns, as:
  2. (Informal) A remarkably attractive, excellent, etc. person or thing
  3. (colloquial; variant spelling stunna) Specifically, a woman of stunning beauty (often hyperbolically).
astonishment
The state of being astonished; great amazement
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  1. The state of being astonished; great amazement
  2. An amazing thing or phenomenon.
  3. A cause of amazement; a marvel.
miracle
One that excites admiring awe; a wonderful or amazing event, act, person, or thing.
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  1. One that excites admiring awe; a wonderful or amazing event, act, person, or thing.
  2. An event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific laws and is hence thought to be due to supernatural causes, esp. to an act of God
  3. A wonderful example
phenomenon
In Kantian philosophy, a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself independent of sense experience
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  1. In Kantian philosophy, a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself independent of sense experience
  2. Any event, circumstance, or experience that is apparent to the senses and that can be scientifically described or appraised, as an eclipse
  3. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel.
prodigy
(Rare) An extraordinary happening, thought to presage good or evil fortune
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  1. (Rare) An extraordinary happening, thought to presage good or evil fortune
  2. A person, thing, or act so extraordinary as to inspire wonder; specif., a child of highly unusual talent or genius
  3. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder:
sensation
The action, event, person, etc. causing such a feeling
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  1. The action, event, person, etc. causing such a feeling
  2. The power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism
  3. A generalized feeling or reaction, often vague and without reference to immediate stimulus
wonder
The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising:
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  1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising:
  2. The feeling of surprise, admiration, and awe aroused by something strange, unexpected, incredible, etc.
  3. A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity.
wonderment
Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
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  1. Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
  2. A state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment
  3. Something causing wonder; a marvel
amaze
(Old Poet.) Amazement
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  1. (Old Poet.) Amazement
  2. Amazement; wonder.
amazement
(Obsolete) Bewilderment; perplexity.
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  1. (Obsolete) Bewilderment; perplexity.
  2. An amazed condition; great wonder; astonishment
  3. A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
astonishment
The state of being astonished; great amazement
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  1. The state of being astonished; great amazement
  2. An amazing thing or phenomenon.
  3. A cause of amazement; a marvel.
awe
Dread.
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  1. Dread.
  2. (Archaic) The power of inspiring intense fear or fearful reverence
  3. A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc.
wonder
One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel:
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  1. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel:
  2. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising:
  3. The feeling of surprise, admiration, and awe aroused by something strange, unexpected, incredible, etc.
wonderment
Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
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  1. Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
  2. A state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment
  3. Something causing wonder; a marvel
admiration
A thing or person inspiring such feelings
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  1. A thing or person inspiring such feelings
  2. A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something:
  3. The sense of wonder, delight, and pleased approval inspired by anything fine, skillful, beautiful, etc.
dread
Profound fear; terror:
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  1. Profound fear; terror:
  2. Fear mixed with awe or reverence
  3. A source of fear, awe, or reverence:
wonder
To have curiosity or doubt about; want to know
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  1. To have curiosity or doubt about; want to know
  2. To feel curiosity or be in doubt about:
  3. To be seized or filled with wonder; feel amazement; marvel
the eighth wonder of the world
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        Sentence Examples

        • Hannah was happy to marvel over her surroundings.

        • She began to marvel at the world around her again, something she hadn't done in days.

        • It seems strange that people should marvel at what is really so simple.

        • Mithras was born of a rock, the marvel being seen only by certain shepherds, who brought gifts and adored him.

        • These features established the work in a position which it will always maintain by its unprecedented dramatic qualities and by the glory reflected from Wagner's later achievements; but we shall not appreciate the marvel of its nobler features if we continue at this time of day to regard the bulk of the music as worthy of a great composer.

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