deus ex machina

  • 51deus ex machina — (Lat., god from the machine) The phrase refers to the theatrical device whereby a supernatural agency is introduced to solve the dramatic situation; hence, any artificial, introduced, external, and ad hoc solution to a problem …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 52DEUS EX MACHINA —    the introduction in high matters of a merely external, material, or mechanical explanation instead of an internal, rational, or spiritual one, which is all a theologian does when he simply names God, and all a scientist does when he simply… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 53Deus ex Machina — De|us ex Ma|chi|na [ maxina] der; <lat. ; »der Gott aus der (Theater)maschine«, d. h. von der Höhe (im altgriech. Theater)> unerwarteter Helfer aus einer Notlage; <überraschende, in keinem unmittelbaren Zusammenhang stehende Lösung einer …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 54deus ex machina —  In drama, a character or event that arrives late in the action and provides a solution …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 55deus ex machina — someone or something which comes to the rescue at the last moment (especially in a book or play) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 56deus ex machina — [ˌdeɪʊs ɛks makɪnə, ˌdi:əs ɛks mə ʃi:nə] noun an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a narrative device in a play or novel. Origin C17: mod. L., translation of Gk theos ek mēkhanēs, god from the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 57deus ex machina — [lat., propriamente «il dio che appare dalla macchina»] loc. sost. m. inv. risolutore, elemento decisivo …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 58deus ex machina — UK [ˌdeɪəs eks ˈmækɪnə] / US [ˌdeɪəs eks ˈmɑkɪnɑ] noun [singular] literature someone or something that solves a situation that seemed impossible to solve in a sudden and unlikely way, especially in a book, play, film etc …

    English dictionary

  • 59Deus ex machina —  (лат. Бог из машины) способ введения понятия Бога в доказательство, чтобы ответить на все трудные вопросы и закончить дискуссию …

    Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • 60deus ex machina — de•us ex ma•chi•na [[t]ˈdeɪ əs ɛks ˈmɑ kə nə, ˈdi əs ɛks ˈmæk ə nə[/t]] n. 1) lit. (in classical drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot 2) lit. any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties… …

    From formal English to slang

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