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‖ Deo volente|ˈdiːəʊ vəʊˈlɛntiː|
Also (erron.) Deo volens.
[L.]
God willing; if nothing prevents (the fulfilment of a promise). Abbrev. D.V. (D III. 3).
1767Gray Let. 6 June in Wks. (1884) III. 268 My intention is (Deo volente) to come to Cambridge on Friday or Saturday next. 1854E. K. Kane Jrnl. 11 Sept. in Arctic Explor. (1856) I. xxvii. 356 Deo volente, I will be more lucky tomorrow. 1954M. Lowry Let. 25 Jan. (1967) 360 Deo volens, they will more than get it back in the end. 1957B. & C. Evans Dict. Contemp. Amer. Usage 131/1 The use of the phrase ‘D.V.’, the initials of Deo volente, or the English form God willing, as an interjection after an expressed intention is a verbal counterpart of knocking on wood and has about the same value. |