heaven-sent
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈhɛvənˌsɛnt/
- You know, this is a heaven-sent opportunity.
- a heaven-sent opportunity
Examples
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For an anthropologist suspicious of artifice and with a populist bent, this cinematic democratization must seem heaven-sent.
Academic text (1995) -
It's a heaven-sent blessing, Sancho.
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To Morgan, Leopold's new state seemed heaven-sent.
Academic text (1998) -
This wind is heaven-sent.
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In the words of journalist turned historian William Shirer, such times were heaven sent for Adolf Hitler.
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They are obviously fishing for people down on their luck who have nowhere to turn, and such a solicitation would seem heaven-sent, especially if you had been turned down for a refinance before.
Blog text (17) -
This rain is heaven-sent; the crops were suffering from drought.
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The unexpected support from my friends was heaven-sent during my toughest times.
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Her arrival at the meeting was heaven-sent, as we needed her expertise to make a decision.
Synonyms
276
2.3
Feeling lucky and happy about something
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4.3
Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain
25
4.9
Something very helpful that you did not expect when you needed it
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5.1
A thing or person that gives exactly what someone needs after a long wait
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6.5
Seeming to come from God or a higher power
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8.1
Happens at the right time and looks like a lucky help
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7.5
A sudden helpful gift when you need it most
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7.3
A very welcome surprise like getting gifts before Christmas
2
4.2
An unexpected good thing that feels like it comes from above
Antonyms
How Fortunate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heaven-sent comes from heaven 'from above' and sent 'the past of send', and it means something is thought to be sent by heaven. So, a heaven-sent thing feels like a lucky, perfectly timed help that arrives just when you need it.