"gift from the gods" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gifts from the gods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|gifts from the gods}} gift from the gods (plural gifts from the gods)
  1. (figurative) Something very pleasant, beneficial or useful, often received unexpectedly and without being deserved. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: gift from above, gift from heaven, gift from the heavens, gift from the goddesses [rare], gift from the Gods
    Sense id: en-gift_from_the_gods-en-noun-TQN3wjGc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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