divine intervention
God steps in
Divine intervention is the direct involvement of a god or supernatural force in human affairs, typically to alter outcomes that natural laws alone would determine.
The phrase implies that events would have gone differently without this outside help: She survived the crash—her family called it divine intervention.
Often used loosely for any stroke of extraordinary luck: It would take divine intervention for them to win now.
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- hand of GodDeity's direct action
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- deus ex machinaUnlikely last-minute story rescue
- theophanyVisible appearance of deity
providence · God's will · higher power · healing · stigmata · theodicy · prophecy · salvation · act of God · prayer · omnipotence · invocation · angel · heavenly host · supernatural · healing miracles · resurrection · intercessory prayer
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- myth & legendquest, hero journey, dragon slaying, treasure hunt, epic voyage
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- Roman mythologyJupiter, Mars, Juno, Venus, Neptune
- Epic mythologyhero's journey, epic quest, legendary voyage, mythical creatures, heroes
divine interventioncoincidence
Unplanned matching of events
random chance · pure luck · accident · natural causes · blind chance
divine interventionself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
willpower · human agency · manual labor · medical intervention · free will
divine interventioncosmic indifference
Nature's lack of intent
godlessness · deism · atheism · nihilism · existential void
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