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
Arnulf-German, Ancient Germanic
SinÉAdshi-NAYDIrish
Roimata-Maori
Waddell[wɔ'del]
HubertHYOO-bərt (English), HOO-bert (German), HUY-bərt (Dutch), uy-BER (French), HUW-bert (Polish)English, German, Dutch, French, Polish, Ancient Germanic
WadeWAYDEnglish