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Deus
[ dee-uhs, dey-; Latin de-oos ]
noun
- God. : D.
Deus
/ ˈɪʊ /
noun
- God
Word History and Origins
Origin of Deus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Deus1
Example Sentences
Jeeves is a deus ex machina; we learn almost nothing about him, except for imperturbability and skill at solving the crises that Bertie falls into through his pure cloth-headedness.
There will be no deus ex machina moment or big plot twist where the hero saves the American people.
Pete Hegseth, the Cabinet secretary with control of the U.S. military, has a big tattoo across his right bicep in a Gothic font spelling Deus Vult — the Latin term for “God wills it” — a holy-war motto of Europe’s 11th century Christian Crusades.
Although some have deluded themselves into thinking the contrary, there will be no deus ex machina moment to stop this from happening.
A former member of the Minnesota National Guard, he has a tattoo on his bicep reading “Deus Vult”, a latin phrase meaning “God wills it”, a rallying cry for Christian crusaders in the Middle Ages.
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