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deus ex machina
de·us ex ma·chi·na (dā′əs ĕks mä′kə-nə, -nä′, măk′ə-nə)n.1. In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.2. An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.3. A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.
[New Latin deus ex māchinā : Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + Latin ex, from; see eghs in Indo-European roots + Latin māchinā, ablative of māchina, machine; see machine. Translation of Greek theos apo mēkhanēs).]deus ex machina (ˈdeɪʊs ɛks ˈmækɪnə) n1. (Theatre) (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the plot2. (Theatre) any unlikely or artificial device serving this purpose[literally: god out of a machine, translating Greek theos ek mēkhanēs]de•us ex ma•chi•na (ˈdeɪ əs ɛks ˈmɑ kə nə, ˈdi əs ɛks ˈmæk ə nə)
n. 1. (in classical drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot. 2. any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot. [1690–1700; < New Latin, literally, god from a machine (i.e., stage machinery from which a deity's statue was lowered)] deus ex machinathe device of resolving dramatic action by the introduction of an unexpected, improbable, or forced character or incident.See also: Dramadeus ex machinaA Latin phrase meaning god out of a machine, used to mean a contrived, unlikely solution to a problem.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deus ex machina - any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficultycausal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
Translationsdeus ex machina
deus ex machina1. A god in an ancient Greek or Roman play that suddenly appears in the storyline in order to solve a problem or decide an outcome. The Latin phrase translates to "god from a machine," referring to the machinery that lowered it onto the stage. The ancient Greek play makes use of a deus ex machina in which Apollo arrives on stage to restore order among the other characters.2. An ending in a performance or story that seems too contrived to be believable to the audience. Modern critics often pan 1980s-era television shows for the typical deus ex machina that writers often used to neatly wrap up episodes.See also: exDeus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina (Latin for “god from a machine”), a dramaturgical and stage device in ancient Greek theater in which a divinity suddenly appears on stage, which leads to the denouement. His intervention resolved the conflict at the root of the tragedy and determined the fate of the heroes. A special lifting machine—the aiorema —helped perform the deus ex machina. Sophocles’ tragedy Philoctetes made use of this device, as did Euripides’ tragedies Helen, Hippolytus, Iphigenia in Tauris, Ion, and Electra, among others. In a figurative sense the expression deus ex machina applies to the unexpected resolution of any sort of conflict. deus ex machinaimprobable agent introduced to solve a dilemma. [Western Drama: LLEI, I: 279]See: MiracleAcronymsSeeDXMdeus ex machina
Words related to deus ex machinanoun any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficultyRelated Words- causal agency
- causal agent
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