"for the love of God" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. Tags: no-gloss Related terms: for the love of, for the sake of

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From Middle English for the luf of God, for þe love of god, for ðe luve of gode (literally “for the love of God”), variant of for godes luve, for godes lufe, for godes lufen (literally “for God's love”), from Old English for Godes lufon (literally “for God's love”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|for the luf of God}} Middle English for the luf of God, {{inh|en|ang|for Godes lufon|lit=for God's love}} Old English for Godes lufon (literally “for God's love”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the love of God, {{en-PP}} for the love of God
  1. An expression of exasperation, usually while making a request. Synonyms: for the love of Betsy, for the love of Mike, for Pete's sake, for crying out loud, for God's sake, sakes, for the love of God Related terms: for the love of, for the love of fuck
    Sense id: en-for_the_love_of_God-en-prep_phrase-5c8zcEcN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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