"good God" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-good God.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} good God
  1. (idiomatic, mildly blasphemous, dated) Expression of surprise, outrage, or horror. Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms (expression of surprise): wow Derived forms: good God bird
    Sense id: en-good_God-en-intj-DP9GQZJf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1724, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer, Upon Occasion of a Paragraph in His News-Paper of Aug. 1st. Relating to Mr. Woods's Half-Pence, page 9:",
          "text": "Good God! Who are this Wretch’s Advisers?",
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          "ref": "1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 73:",
          "text": "“Young lady, there is no hope; one side of the Duchesse is struck with palsy; she retains her senses, and will, most probably, to the last; but she cannot live through the night.” / “Good God!” exclaimed Francesca; “and the Duc de Mercœur left Paris this morning!” For a moment all command over herself was lost, and she sank on a seat, sick and faint with sudden agony.",
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          "ref": "1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde:",
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