God-given

[ god-giv-uhn ]

/ ˈgɒdˌgɪv ən /

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adjective

given by, or coming directly from, God: the God-given laws.

welcome; propitious; opportune.

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Origin of God-given

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby God-given

God-fearing, God forbid, godforsaken, Godfrey, Godfrey of Bouillon, God-given, Godhead, God helps those who help themselves, godhood, Godiva, Godiva, Lady

How to use God-given in a sentence

And this, in turn, reinforced the religious vision of a God-given binary.
Intersexuality and God Through the Ages|Candida Moss|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In America, we reserve our God-given right to be god-awful wrong.
Kim Jong-un Wants a New Doppler 2000|Kevin Bleyer|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It turns a god-given right into a government-given privilege.
Of Course the Gun Lobby Is Pouncing on Ukraine to Push Their Pet Cause|Scott Bixby|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brooks: Lacking work in television, I had to find another outlet for my God-given brilliance.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There are several other causes of pinkness though our God-given presence of a second eye often helps limit the possibilities.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Bob Costas’s Olympic Pinkeye|Kent Sepkowitz|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the first exhibition of her pictures in Berlin, her "God-given talent" was several times mentioned by the art critics.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Sing forth the god-given prayer to the wild host of your Maruts, endowed with terrible vigor and strength.
Sacred Books of the East|Various
The liberality of the Macedonians is described as "the grace of God given in the Churches."
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
In the next chapter the Prophet utters his God-given denunciation of these false prophets and prophetesses.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
An inspiration, almost God given, seemed to flash upon the old trader at the instant.
Warrior Gap|Charles King