# vis major

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vīs maior.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vis-major