"may God have mercy on your soul" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Forms: May God have mercy on your soul [canonical]
Etymology: Originated in beth din courts in ancient Israel to show that God has the highest authority. It was later spread to England as a prayer for a criminal who was sentenced to death, and then the British Empire to indicate a death penalty. Head templates: {{en-interj|head=May God have mercy on your soul}} May God have mercy on your soul
  1. you cannot escape the consequence of your actions
    Sense id: en-may_God_have_mercy_on_your_soul-en-intj-E8WZ6kGX
  2. you are finished; nothing can save you Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: the chickens come home to roost, may God have mercy upon your soul Translations (an expression showing that someone is doomed): ঈশ্বর যেন আপনার আত্মাকে ক্ষমা করেন (iśśor jen apnar attake khoma koren) (Bengali), 願上帝庇佑你之靈魂 (Chinese), 愿上帝庇佑你之灵魂 (yuàn shàngdì bìyòu nǐ zhī línghún) (Chinese), semoga Tuhan mengasihani jiwamu (Indonesian), semoga Tuhan mengampuni jiwamu (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-may_God_have_mercy_on_your_soul-en-intj-pfnfBWGg Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'an expression showing that someone is doomed': 14 86

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      "word": "the chickens come home to roost"
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      "roman": "iśśor jen apnar attake khoma koren",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "ঈশ্বর যেন আপনার আত্মাকে ক্ষমা করেন"
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      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "願上帝庇佑你之靈魂"
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      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "愿上帝庇佑你之灵魂"
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      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "semoga Tuhan mengasihani jiwamu"
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      "word": "semoga Tuhan mengampuni jiwamu"
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    "may God have mercy on your soul"
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