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divine interventions

divine interventions is the plural of divine intervention.

Meaning of divine intervention

Noun

divine intervention (usually uncountable, plural divine interventions)

  1. (usually, set phrase) A direct and obvious intervention by a god in the affairs of a human.
    • Nature cannot tell beforehand how a Divine intervention is to accomplish its object, for that intervention must be beyond nature, beyond all its findings and experience.1851, James McCosh, The Method of Divine Government, Physical and Moral, New York: Robert Carter & Bros., p. 479 (Google preview)
  2. (figuratively, usually) An unexpected fortunate turn of events; a miracle.
    • I knew who you were as a [RuPaul's] Drag Race fan. So I was gagged personally and I still am gagged, but it was quite divine intervention. Thom Kerr, the photographer, really got the ball rolling and I had no idea what to expect of this shoot besides greatness.2024 May 10, Justin Moran, quoting Isaac Dunbar, “Isaac Dunbar and Kerri Colby Were Built for This”, in Paper

Questions about divine interventions

What is divine interventions the plural of?
Divine interventions is the plural of divine intervention.

Words near divine interventions in the dictionary

  1. DiVincenzos
  2. divine
  3. divine coincidence
  4. divine command theory
  5. divine intervention
  6. divine interventions
  7. divine law
  8. divine laws
  9. Divine Liturgies
  10. Divine Liturgy
  11. divine machinery

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