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
AygÜN-Turkish, Azerbaijani
Revaz-Georgian
Alastar-Irish
Maximilianmahk-see-MEE-lee-ahn (German), mak-si-MIL-ee-ən (English), mak-si-MIL-yən (English)German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Luanneloo-ANEnglish
Domenica-Italian