interposition
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Blended with these aspirations were recollections of the miraculous interpositions of heaven in favor of the337 oppressed, which she had learned from the legends of her Church.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
A leading feature of that dispensation was that of the personal, local, visible appearances and interpositions of the Mediator.
From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar
That opportune appearance of the fog must have seemed, to more than one devout heart, as helpful as some of the remarkable interpositions of Providence described in the old Biblical stories.
From Nathan Hale by Root, Jean Christie
The pyramid signifies strength and duration: the eye over it and the motto allude to the many and signal interpositions of Providence in favor of the American cause.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
He lived in a world of wonders and divine interpositions.
From History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 by Green, John Richard
Vocabulary lists containing interposition
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr. (1963), List 4
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"Paradise" by Dante Alighieri, Cantos 28–33
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