HyperDic: act_of_god

English > 1 sense of the expression *act of God*:
NOUN	event	act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty	a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events

English > *act of God*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events.
Synonyms	force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty
Broader	calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm	An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Spanish	caso fortuito, fuerza mayor
Catalan	cas fortuït, força major