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

Thus the authority of elites such as the Brahmans was sanctified as reflecting the divine will of the cosmos.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

At several points in the Bible, the drawing or casting of lots is used to discern divine will.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019

Here the divine will is viewed as an efflux from the divine wisdom, as the intermediate link between God, the first substance, and all things, and as the fountain out of which all forms emanate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various