"God's honest truth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-God's honest truth.ogg
Etymology: Truth, intensified by its redundant modification with honest, and further intensified by the specification that the “honest truth” comes from God (traditionally considered a most trustworthy authority). Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=God's honest truth}} God's honest truth
  1. (idiomatic) Unquestionable, absolute truth. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-God's_honest_truth-en-noun-C4LWSVSE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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