in God's name
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in God's name
adverb a God's name · a' God's name
- Used as an intensifier. In God's name, what do you think you are you doing?
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, God, name.
Similar: the dickens
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adv intensifier
| Deutsch | in Gottes Namen, in Herrgotts Namen, um Himmels willen, in aller Welt |
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| Italiano | in nome di Dio |
| العربية | باسم الله bi-smi llāh |
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