"for the love of Christ" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: for + the + love + of + Christ Etymology templates: {{m|en|for}} for, {{m|en|the}} the, {{m|en|love}} love, {{m|en|of}} of, {{m|en|Christ}} Christ Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=for the love of Christ}} for the love of Christ
  1. (colloquial) An expletive, used to express outrage or disgust. Tags: colloquial Related terms: for Christ's sake

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