divine will

Frequency: 8.019.5 per million words

Refers to the will, plan, or purpose of God or a deity.

divineADJECTIVE + NOUN

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will

Examples (10)

  • Many believe that everything that happens is part of the divine will.
  • How can we truly know the divine will for our lives?
  • The king claimed his actions were guided by divine will.
  • She accepted her fate, believing it to be the divine will.
  • Theologians have debated for centuries about the nature of divine will and human free will.
  • He questioned whether the tragedy was truly part of a benevolent divine will.
  • The missionaries saw it as their duty to carry out the divine will.
  • Followers of the faith trust that the divine will will ultimately lead to good.
  • The storm raged with a fury that seemed to express some great divine will.
  • It is through prayer and contemplation that one seeks to understand the divine will.