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ACTUS DEI
An act of God. Some fortuitous event occurs for which no human being can be held responsible; it must be attributed simply to the positive or permissive providence of God.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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