godswonder

Dutch

Etymology

From god +‎ -s- +‎ wonder.

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Noun

godswonder n (plural godswonderen, diminutive godswondertje n)

  1. (literally) a miracle of divine origin
    Door een godswonder ontliep de heilige de heidense horde. ― The saint escaped the heathen horde through a divine miracle.
  2. (figuratively, informal) an unlikely positive outcome defying (pessimistic) expectations
    Het mag een godswonder heten dat niemand flauwviel van de hitte in het benauwde klaslokaal. ― It can be considered an unlikely positive outcome that nobody fainted from the heat in the poorly ventilated classroom.
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