an act of God



an act of God

an occurrence or an event for which no human is responsible; an act of nature such as a storm, an earthquake, or a wildfire. Will your insurance com­ pany pay for damage caused by earthquakes and other acts of God?
See also: act, god, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WilWIL (English, Dutch), VIL (Dutch)English, Dutch
IslaIE-ləScottish
CindySIN-deeEnglish
Ulrikke-Norwegian, Danish
Nediljko-Croatian
Haroldoah-ROL-do (Spanish), ə-RAWL-doo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese