God rest his soul

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God rest his soul

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An honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a deceased male person. Her mother hesitated, then said, with feeling, “Your grandfather, God rest his soul, was a humble man but a great one[…]”
Similar: Lord rest his soul

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@misc{god_rest_his_soul_2026,
  title = {God rest his soul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/god%20rest%20his%20soul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}