English noun: manna from heaven |
1. | manna from heaven (food) (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus |
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| Synonyms | manna, miraculous food |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food, nutrient |
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| Domain category | Old Testament |
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2. | manna from heaven (event) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) |
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| Samples | The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line.
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| Synonyms | bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, windfall |
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| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent |
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