mirabilian.

Brit.

/ˌmɪrəˈbɪlɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪrəˈbɪljə/,

/ˌmɪrəˈbɪliə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīrābilia.

Etymology: < classical Latin mīrābilia marvels (used by Cicero also of supernatural phenomena, and in Vetus Latina and Vulgate and frequently in patristic writers of miraculous events of divine causation), use as noun of neuter plural of mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹). Compare Italian mirabilia (a1388). Compare earlier mirable n.

With plural agreement. Things which inspire wonder; (usually spec.) miraculous events.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder > marvels collectively

wonderc1220

admirables1547

magnalia1650

the wonderful1727

marvellous1741

mirabilia1821

marvel1866

1821 N. Amer. Rev. 12 285 The directors of the St. Stephen's church..procured an order to sell off its mirabilia.

1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. May 482/2 The third bow, worthy to be noted in one's almanac among the other mirabilia, was that of S.

1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xix. 491 The legends of a later time..made of Alexander a supernatural hero and a wizard to whom all the conceivable mirabilia could be ascribed.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Jan. 117/2 Rome before Avignon is full of anecdotal material, mirabilia, legends, stories, accounts and similar aids to historical imagination.

1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) 20 I, Doctor Dee, am come to dazzle your imagination with mirabilia; these are my shows and apparitions which draw the eye cunningly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirabilia
释义	mirabilian. Brit. /ˌmɪrəˈbɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌmɪrəˈbɪljə/, /ˌmɪrəˈbɪliə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīrābilia. Etymology: < classical Latin mīrābilia marvels (used by Cicero also of supernatural phenomena, and in Vetus Latina and Vulgate and frequently in patristic writers of miraculous events of divine causation), use as noun of neuter plural of mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹). Compare Italian mirabilia (a1388). Compare earlier mirable n. With plural agreement. Things which inspire wonder; (usually spec.) miraculous events. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder > marvels collectively wonderc1220 admirables1547 magnalia1650 the wonderful1727 marvellous1741 mirabilia1821 marvel1866 1821 N. Amer. Rev. 12 285 The directors of the St. Stephen's church..procured an order to sell off its mirabilia. 1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. May 482/2 The third bow, worthy to be noted in one's almanac among the other mirabilia, was that of S. 1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xix. 491 The legends of a later time..made of Alexander a supernatural hero and a wizard to whom all the conceivable mirabilia could be ascribed. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Jan. 117/2 Rome before Avignon is full of anecdotal material, mirabilia, legends, stories, accounts and similar aids to historical imagination. 1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) 20 I, Doctor Dee, am come to dazzle your imagination with mirabilia; these are my shows and apparitions which draw the eye cunningly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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