"in God's name" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} in God's name (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Translations (intensifier): باسم الله (bi-smi llāh) (Arabic), বিসমিল্লাহ (biśomillah) (Bengali), in godsnaam (Dutch), in Gottes Namen (German), in Herrgotts Namen (German), um Himmels willen (German), in aller Welt (German), in nome di Dio (Italian), on Godes naman (Old English), i Guds namn (Swedish), i herrans namn (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_God's_name-en-adv-MyGozmhg Disambiguation of 'intensifier': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, God, name. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: a God's name [obsolete], a' God's name, the dickens
    Sense id: en-in_God's_name-en-adv-CGqgUF61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 88

Alternative forms

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