God's plenty

noun

1
: a quantity larger than human need or desire : superabundance
since critics were … praising the use of symbols novelists determined to furnish the symbols, and in God's plentyMalcolm Cowley
2
: a very large number or amount
the book was issued in God's plentyJ. D. Hart

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of God's plenty was in 1550

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“God's plenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/God%27s%20plenty. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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