divine will

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Islamic fasting is oriented toward submission to divine will, while Christian penance is animated by gratitude for the incarnate God who suffered, died and rose again for the salvation of humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Priests were important not only as interpreters of divine will but also as points of connection between the center of political power and the rest of the empire.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The script gains its authority, however, precisely through the claim that these norms are not a product of the culture but a fact of the natural order or divine will.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

To the Mughals, who commandeered the land four centuries later, Kashmir became a synonym for paradise, its splendor a testament to the presence of a divine will on earth, enshrined in verse and myth.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Could he, in all obedience, be sure that he was interpreting the divine will aright?

From Spiritual Adventures by Symons, Arthur