act of God
An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disasterAn unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.
» It wasn't an act of God.
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Examples
6 sentencesIt wasn't an act of God.
It was an act of God.
ruЭто было обстоятельство непреодолимой силы. — Ooneykcall
deEs war ein Fall von höherer Gewalt. — raggione
The earthquake was considered an act of God.
deIn dem Erdbeben sah man das Wirken Gottes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 sensesAn unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.
höhere Gewalt
стихи́йное бе́дствиеstixíjnoje bédstvije, форс-мажо́рfors-mažór
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, of, God.
- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
Forms
plural: acts of GodSynonyms
4 synonyms- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events:force majeurevis majorinevitable accidentunavoidable casualty
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.