annus mirabilis

[ ahn-noos mi-rah-bi-lis; English an-uhs-muh-rab-uh-lis ]

noun

, Latin.

, plural an·ni mi·ra·bi·les [ahn, -nee mi-, rah, -bi-les, an, -ahy-m, uh, -, rab, -, uh, -leez, an-ee],

1. year of wonders; wonderful year.

annus mirabilis

/ ˈænʊs mɪˈræbɪlɪs /

noun

1. a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events

annus mirabilis

1. A Latin expression meaning “miraculous year.” The term refers to a year in which an unusual number of remarkable things occurred: “ The Waste Landand Ulysses both appeared in 1922, the annus mirabilis of modern literature.”

Notes

The reverse is an annus horribilus , or “terrible year.” Queen Elizabeth II used the term in 1992, referring to a major fire at Windsor Castle and the widely publicized marital problems of her family members.

Example Sentences

Yet the scenery for this annus mirabilis production has always been rather flimsy.

From The Daily Beast

It was an annus mirabilis for the hideous (Putin, Assad, Cyrus), an annus horribilis for just about everyone else.

From The Daily Beast

The year 1814 was an annus mirabilis for England, as will be seen as it is unfolded.

From Project Gutenberg

Only in a single poem, that of the "Annus Mirabilis," in 1671, had he given any true indications of his surpassing powers.

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This has been everywhere an 'annus mirabilis' for bad weather, and it continues here still.

From Project Gutenberg

Dryden also describes it in his Annus Mirabilis, commencing at verse 212.

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So it really is not surprising that 1755 is an annus mirabilis to me.

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