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
Matildamə-TIL-də (English), MAH-teel-dah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Finnish
Tsvetko-Bulgarian
Plouton-Greek Mythology
Stan (2)-Romanian
AdeleAH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)German, English, Italian, Finnish
Sappheire-Biblical Greek