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mirific

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /maɪˈɹɪf.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪfɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Working wonders; wonderful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary

Examples

  • 1681, Arthur Bury, The Constant Communicant, Oxford: Stephen Botton, Part 4, Chapter 1, p. 192, The Spirit of Grace, in whose mirific power our Savior first, and his Apostls afterward, proclaimed the Gospel [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin mirificus and Middle French mirifique.