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God wink

God wink noun: an event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when perceived as the answer to a prayer.

Noun

God wink (plural God winks)

  1. An event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when perceived as the answer to a prayer.
    • Scene 85=JANE (Kathie Lee Gifford) Sometimes, God doesn’t speak to us in a voice we can hear. Sometimes-he winks.2018, A Godwink Christmas
    • When we carry ourselves as far as we can and feel we can go no further, that's when we should be on the lookout for a God Wink. It's coming.2002, SQuire D. Rushnell (sic), When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life, →ISBN

Examples of God wink in a sentence

  • In its most vulgarized and solipsistic state, epiphany is what currently is marketed as a God wink.2007, James B. Twitchell, Shopping for God, →ISBN, page 105:
  • That's the kind of stuff that makes people of faith smile — maybe a God wink?2009, Ed Gungor, What Bothers Me Most About Christianity, →ISBN, page 117:

Forms of God wink

pluralGod winks
alternative formgodwink
alternative formGod-wink

Origin of God wink

From God + wink; coined by SQuire Rushnell, author of a series of eleven books that include the phrase "When God winks" or "Godwink" in the title.

Questions about God wink

What does God wink mean?
God wink means an event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when perceived as the answer to a prayer.
How do you use God wink in a sentence?
In its most vulgarized and solipsistic state, epiphany is what currently is marketed as a God wink.
What part of speech is God wink?
God wink is a noun.
What is the plural of God wink?
The plural of God wink is God winks.

Words near God wink in the dictionary

  1. god tier
  2. god tree
  3. god trees
  4. god willing
  5. God willing and the creek don't rise
  6. God wink
  7. God winks
  8. God works in mysterious ways
  9. God's acre
  10. God's acres
  11. God's advocate

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