Definitions of miracles: Thomas Aquinas

The word 'miracle' is derived from the Latin word for 'wonder'

• The main characteristic of a miracle is that in some way it is unusual or extraordinary, such that it provokes wonder
• There have been a number of different philosophical definitions of a miracle

St. Thomas Aquinas

• Aquinas held that a miracle is not contrary to nature because the hidden potential in nature that makes miracles possible has been placed there by God - miracles are only contrary to our knowledge of nature
• Aquinas…