"higher power" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: higher powers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} higher power (plural higher powers)
  1. God or a god; a deity; a supernatural force capable of affecting outcomes in the material world. Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: higher being, cosmocrat, supreme being Translations (God or a god): korkeampi voima (Finnish), høyere makt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), høgare makt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), poder maior [masculine] (Portuguese), högre makt (Swedish)

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