supernatural+agency

  • 51revelation — (n.) c.1300, disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency, from O.Fr. revelacion, from L. revelationem (nom. revelatio), from revelatus, pp. of revelare (see REVEAL (Cf. reveal)). General meaning disclosure of facts is… …

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  • 52machine — n. 1. Engine, instrument of force. 2. Tool, instrument, puppet. 3. Organization, system. 4. Machinery, supernatural agency …

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  • 53machinery — n. 1. Enginery, mechanism. 2. Supernatural agency (in poems) …

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  • 54miracle — /ˈmɪrəkəl / (say miruhkuhl) noun 1. an effect in the physical world which surpasses all known human or natural powers and is therefore ascribed to supernatural agency. 2. a wonderful thing; a marvel. 3. a wonderful or surpassing example of some… …

  • 55possessed — /pəˈzɛst / (say puh zest) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by by or with) moved by a strong feeling, madness, or some supernatural agency; frenzied: possessed by rage. 2. self possessed; calm; poised. –phrase 3. possessed of, having; possessing:… …

  • 56strike — [c]/straɪk / (say struyk) verb (struck) or stricken) –verb (t) 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: he struck her and she fell to the floor. 2. to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with …

  • 57visitation — once a formal word for visit, is now largely confined to special meanings such as official visits of inspection and an affliction attributed to some supernatural agency or other. In AmE visitation also refers to the right granted by a court to a… …

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  • 58destiny — [des′tə nē] n. pl. destinies [ME destine < OFr destinee, fem. pp. of destiner: see DESTINE] 1. the seemingly inevitable or necessary succession of events 2. what will necessarily happen to any person or thing; (one s) fate 3. that which… …

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  • 59divine revelation — noun communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency • Syn: ↑revelation • Derivationally related forms: ↑reveal (for: ↑revelation) • Hypernyms: ↑informing, ↑ …

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  • 60miracle — n. 1 an extraordinary event attributed to some supernatural agency. 2 a any remarkable occurrence. b a remarkable development in some specified area (an economic miracle; the German miracle). 3 (usu. foll. by of) a remarkable or outstanding… …

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