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  • The word "miracle" comes from the Latin word "mirari," which means to be filled with wonder.

    CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Deepak Chopra Discusses `How to Know God' - May 17, 2000 2000

  • Cato mirari se aiebat quod non ridere haruspex haruspicem cum videret.

    Latin Quotations | Impact Lab 2007

  • Presbytero Johan. habitant subfusci sunt, in Zeilan et Malabar nigri, aeque distantes ab Aequatore, eodemque coeli parallelo: sed hoc magis mirari quis possit, in tota America nusquam nigros inveniri, praeter paucos in loco Quareno illis dicto: quae hujus coloris causa efficiens, coelive an terrae qualitas, an soli proprietas, aut ipsorum hominum innata ratio, aut omnia?

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • At the first publishing of this book, (which [123] Probus of Persius satires), editum librum continuo mirari homines, atque avide deripere caeperunt, I may in some sort apply to this my work.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Non laborant terram, prædia, seu vineas, sed morantur inter eos nostræ quantitatis homines, qui eos incolunt, sicut serui, quos et Pygmæi sæpè derident, quia sunt ipsis maiores: et quod ipse non cesso mirari dum dicti homines in illa terra generant vel pariunt, non crescit proles supra Pygmæi staturam: Insula non est protensa, sed fortè

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Non laborant terram, pr鎑ia, seu vineas, sed morantur inter eos nostr� quantitatis homines, qui eos incolunt, sicut serui, quos et Pygm鎖 s鎝� derident, quia sunt ipsis maiores: et quod ipse non cesso mirari dum dicti homines in illa terra generant vel pariunt, non crescit proles supra Pygm鎖 staturam: Insula non est protensa, sed fort�

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Ego san� nefas esse duco, his vel similibus natur� miraculis ab absurda asserenda abuti, vel h鎐 tanquam impossibilia cum quadam impietate mirari.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Ego sanè nefas esse duco, his vel similibus naturæ miraculis ab absurda asserenda abuti, vel hæc tanquam impossibilia cum quadam impietate mirari.

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • Quæ cum ita sint, mirum, homines id in solâ Heclâ mirari

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • Cum Romae quondam in Insula in domo episcopi Portuensis simul essemus; cumque in libro Exodi de tabernaculo testimonii, et de vestibus Aaron, typica quaedam, et magni mysterii significativa legeremus, coepisti mirari tu, coepi mirari et ego, quod aliqua illis similia adhuc in ecclesia fieri videamus, cum jam vetera transierint, et facta sint omnia nova.

    Hamilton: "A Liturgy of Reform" 1996

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