higher power
Americannoun
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a deity or another powerful but unknowable force, conceptualized variously as the Supreme Being, nature, the universe, invisible energy, etc., to which appeals or prayers may be directed, or in the context of which explanations of life and circumstances may be imagined.
Trust that a higher power is guiding you, especially in this dark period—diamonds are created under pressure, after all.
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God.
We ask the Creator, our Higher Power, for wisdom in these times.
Etymology
Origin of higher power
First recorded in 1550–70; indirect reference to God
Example Sentences
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Higher power rates aren’t the only thing dampening miners’ affections for the Basin.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022
Higher power means higher power consumption--which reduces a laptop's battery life drastically.
From Time Magazine Archive
How natural and almost universal is the instinct which leads us when in trouble to seek the support of some Higher power.
From A Face Illumined by Roe, Edward Payson
There came a time when human skill had done all, and they could only wait for that Higher power to whose eternal force death and love alike submit.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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