The definition of 'Deus Ex'?

[Ender]

Can anyone who speaks or knows (some) latin tell me what this means?

I heard that it meant 'From God'.

 

[dighn]

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/11/07.html

literally it means "god from the machine", so in the game deus ex, the literal meaning is taken b/c of one of the endings

 

[Ender]

So, really, Deux Ex is just a truncated version of Deus Ex Machina... that makes sense.

 

[trmiv]

yes, From God. Usually it's with Deus Ex Machina.


edit, damn, beat me to it

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: trmiv
yes, From God. Usually it's with Deus Ex Machina.


edit, damn, beat me to it

No not "from god". "God from"! I think it's originally Greek. Deios ex mekhina or something.

 

[Conky]

I'm pretty sure it means "suck game" in Latin.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I'm pretty sure it means "suck game" in Latin.

ahahahaha.

 

[Yossarian]

For examples, see the ending of 90% of Star Trek episodes.

 

[Whisper]

Yeah, from what I remember, deus ex machina is generally used to describe scenes in movies and books in which a character is stuck in an "unwinable" situation, and then the author, knowing that he's written himself into a corner, suddenly makes a solution appear out of nowhere. I think the Harry Potter series was criticized for this.