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Act of God

noun

A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events. Synonyms: force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major.

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"Act of God" Quotes from Famous Books

... nodded. "I have found the same thing. They all insist that if a man gets killed in space, it's not the fault of anyone but himself. Or, as it may be, an act of God." ...

— Anchorite • Randall Garrett

... Florrie, or the act of God," answered Denman, with a painful smile. "We must have the conceit taken out of us on occasions, you know. Forsythe, my schoolmate, is in command of this crowd of ...

— The Wreck of the Titan - or, Futility • Morgan Robertson

... a colloquy with Mr. Sandy Sanderson): "We are not agreed, sir. One of the jurors insists on a verdict of "Death from visitation by the act of God."" ...

— The Big Bow Mystery • I. Zangwill

... "you have always bewildered me, and when I contemplate this new caprice I am beyond the phenomenon of bewilderment. But in one respect my mind retains its serene equipoise. Nothing short of an Act of God shall drag me from my bed at half-past four ...

— Jaffery • William J. Locke

Words linked to "Act of God" : catastrophe, force majeure, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm, disaster