by the Grace of God

Calque of Latin Deī grātiā.

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by the Grace of God

1. (idiomatic) By divine will.

• A paraphrase from St. Paul in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:8–10, which states, "Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am...".
• A formulaic phrase acknowledging fealty to God. It has been used especially by authority in historically Christian cultures to signify power granted by divine will.

• By the Grace of God (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• mandate of heaven
• Divine right of kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• there but for the grace of God go I
• by the Grace of Allah