godsend

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person or thing that arrives unexpectedly and provides urgently needed help or good fortune

   The empty guest room was a godsend when their flight was cancelled.

A shortened form of God's send, using the older noun send, 'an act of sending.' It originally meant something sent by God and now usually means any unexpected and timely benefit.

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