higher power
noun
: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people
belief in a higher power
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Those who stick around and suffer a formal censure from their governing academic body usually — but not automatically — face removal from office by a higher power (typically the university’s board of trustees, or the state’s governor).
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Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
For now, some pharmacists are turning to a higher power for protection.
—Flávia Milhorance, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Both require sacrifice and a faith, in one sense, in a higher power.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Nothing can kill Daniel Cleaver except Daniel Cleaver — though some higher power was certainly trying in Bridget Jones’s Baby.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
For now, some pharmacists are turning to a higher power for protection.
—Flávia Milhorance, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Both require sacrifice and a faith, in one sense, in a higher power.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Nothing can kill Daniel Cleaver except Daniel Cleaver — though some higher power was certainly trying in Bridget Jones’s Baby.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for higher power
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“Higher power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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