God's gift
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6.1
- noun
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don de Dios
- The musician was considered God's gift due to her extraordinary voice.
Examples
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Whatever talents she has, I believe they are God's gift to her.
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They all think they're God's gift.
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Both of them believe that they are God's gift to Earth.
Blog text (29) -
Your talent is God's gift to you.
Blog text (16) -
Each day is God's gift.
Blog text (3) -
These are God's gifts to us.
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Simply stated, it is allowing God's gift of life to touch other hearts.
Blog text (17) -
Redemption is one of God's gifts.
Fiction book (1994) -
In retrospect, Behavior Intervention was God's gift from heaven.
Blog text (21) -
So it is that in religious matters love precedes knowledge and, as that love is God's gift, the very beginning of faith is due to God's grace.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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1.8
A natural ability to do something well, like music or languages
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6.8
Help from God that people do not earn
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6.4
A natural quality or ability someone is born with
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7.5
A sudden helpful gift when you need it most
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6.0
A very strong natural ability in one or more areas
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4.2
An unexpected good thing that feels like it comes from above
How Exceptional
Surface Forms
Morphology
God's + gift
The phrase literally reads as a 'gift from God' and a B1 learner who knows 'God' (possessive) and 'gift' can reasonably infer a blessing, talent, or fortunate person bestowed by God. Although it can be used figuratively or sarcastically in some contexts, the core meaning is compositionally predictable and cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
God's gift comes from the old idea, found in the Bible, that God gives people special presents or skills called gifts from above. So calling someone God's gift paints the picture of a special 'talent' or 'blessing', which is why it means someone has an exceptional ability or good fortune.