divine origins

From the gods

Divine origins refers to the belief that something—a person, institution, text, or the universe itself—came from or was created by a god or gods.

The phrase appears in discussions of mythology, religion, and philosophy: Many ancient cultures claimed divine origins for their kings.

It often carries connotations of special authority or legitimacy derived from that sacred source.

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breath of life · transcendence · cosmic order · ontology · demiurge · metaphysics · folklore · eschatology · deity · higher power · providence · theogony · ex nihilo · big bang theory · mythology · first cause · creation science · cosmology

Opposites
source of being

divine originshuman origins

Study of mankind's emergence

natural birth · common ancestry · earthborn · humble origins

creation narrative

divine originsspontaneous generation

Life arising from nonliving material

chance occurrence · abiogenesis

Family

divine, divinely, divinity, divinities, divination, diviner, diviners, origin, origins

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G