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Swedish
Etymology
From högre (“higher”) + makt (“power”)
Noun
högre makt c
- higher power
1847, Esaias Tegnér, “Svea”, in Esaias Tegnérs Samlade skrifter. Andra bandet, P. A. Norstedt & Söner, accessed through runeberg.org, archived from the original on 25 February 2025, page 212:en högre makt nationers öden väger- a higher power determines the fates of nations
2015 October 15, Anne Hietanen, “De bästa tipsen mot sömnlöshet!”, in Svenska Yle, archived from the original on 25 February 2025:Sömnlöshet är de högre makternas sätt att visa att du är oälskad.- Sleeplessness is the higher powers' way of showing you that you are unloved.
2019 October 27, Jenny Stridsman, “Han räddade mannen ur det brinnande huset: ”Hade skydd av högre makter””, in Sveriges Television, archived from the original on 5 November 2019:– Han måste haft något skydd från någon högre makt som skyddat honom.- ”He must’ve had some protection from some higher power that protected him.”
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