English noun: act of God | |||
1. | act of God (event) a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events | ||
Samples | He discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God. | ||
Synonyms | force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy | ||