Mother collects assorted relics expecting divine intervention perhaps (8)
I believe the answer is:
miracles
'mother collects' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for miracles that I've seen before include "Supernatural events" , "Events that are not explicable by natural or scientific laws" , "Marvellous events" , "Inexplicable events" , "law-breaking events?" .)