Associations to the word «Deus»

Wiktionary

DEUS EX MACHINA, noun. Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that he or she desired.
DEUS EX MACHINA, noun. A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
DEUS EX MACHINA, noun. (historical) A machine used to bring actors playing gods onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (as a crane) from above.
DEUS EX MACHINAS, noun. Plural of deus ex machina

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn