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act of God idiom a natural event that cannot be controlled or prevented by humans, especially one that causes a lot of damage, such as an earthquake or a flood: Primitive people regarded storms as an act of God. Acts of God, such as lightning strikes, were traditionally excluded from insurance policies. Your home warranty will not cover a system's failure from normal wear and tear, but will cover failure from an act of God. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Accidents and disasters accident accidental accidentally accidentally on purposeidiom an accident waiting to happenidiom cataclysm cataclysmic cataclysmically catastrophe catastrophic disastrous disastrously doomsday scenario dumpster fire emergency non-emergency perfect storm post-accident snafu tragedy
act of God | Business English act of God noun[ C ] INSURANCEukuspluralacts of God an event such as a very bad storm that cannot be prevented or controlled and usually cannot be insured against: The insurance company dismissed the accident as an act of God and refused to pay out. |