godswonder

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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.