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- adjective Given or sent by
God orappearing so.
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Examples
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He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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From the land whose Declaration of Independence elevated the “Pursuit of Happiness” to a God-given and inalienable right, fun would eventually be exported as a concept of global reach.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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From the land whose Declaration of Independence elevated the “Pursuit of Happiness” to a God-given and inalienable right, fun would eventually be exported as a concept of global reach.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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We believe any individual who does not agree that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and who does not respect our God-given right of self-defense should not serve on any court, much less the highest court in the land!!!!!!!!!!!
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We believe any individual who does not agree that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and who does not respect our God-given right of self-defense should not serve on any court, much less the highest court in the land!!!!!!!!!!!
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All human beings have an inherent, God-given right of free speech.
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Her message, I guess, will be, that there isn't a "God-given right to a job" anymore.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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And the ignoramuses in Washington express their inherent, God-given right to blow a lot of hot air.
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And the ignoramuses in Washington express their inherent, God-given right to blow a lot of hotair.
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