DEUS EX MACHINA

[ dey-uhs eks mah-kuh-nuh, dee-uhs eks mak-uh-nuh ]

noun

1 (in ancient Greek and Roman 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

ORIGIN OF DEUS EX MACHINA

1690–1700; <New Latin literally, god from a machine (i.e., stage machinery from which a deity’s statue was lowered), as translation of Greek apò mēchanês theós(Demosthenes), theòs ek mēchanês(Menander), etc.

“Deus Ex Machina Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.Com, http://www.dictionary.com/browse/deus-ex-machina. Accessed 28 May 2023.