Meaning of divine intervention | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A direct and obvious intervention by a god in the affairs of a human.
   uncountable, usually
2. An unexpected fortunate turn of events; a miracle.
   figuratively, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳.”

“And indeed if he does escape⟳ it will seem a miracle, and almost a divine intervention, not only to the pursued but to the pursuers.”

“Unlike some of the more colorful faith healers of the past, Dr. Krieger does not claim⟳ miraculous cures or divine interventions.”

“Farmers in the Midwest are literally praying for rain⟳: the St. John Catholic Church in Spearville, Kansas is holding four special services this week to seek⟳ divine intervention.”

“As Silversides now commenced its best imitation of a two-and-a-half-thousand-ton roller coaster heading down into the depths, one of the junior officers half-ran, half-fell through the submarine into the forward⟳ torpedo room, to demand⟳ of Chief Smiley "do something!" about the stuck bow planes. Illustrating the completely-useless system shattered by the bomb blast, the chief informed the officer that the most-useful thing he was able to do right now was pray for divine intervention.”

“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.”

CEFR level