"godsent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From God + sent. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|God|sent}} God + sent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} godsent (not comparable)
  1. Sent by God or as if by God; unexpectedly beneficial. Tags: not-comparable Translations (sent by God): gottgesandt (German), θεόσταλτος (theóstaltos) (Greek), θεόπεμπτος (theópemptos) (Greek)
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