"good Lord" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} good Lord
  1. An exclamation of amazement or disapproval. Synonyms: wow Translations (exclamation of amazement): 天哪 (tiān na) (Chinese Mandarin), herranjestas (Finnish), jestas sentään (Finnish), Seigneur (French), mon Dieu (French), ciel (French), nom de Dieu (French), nom de bleu [Switzerland] (French), אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים (elohím adirím) (Hebrew), atyaúristen (Hungarian), おやまあ (oyamaa) (Japanese), свя́тый бо́же (svjátyj bóže) (Russian), a Thighearna (Scottish Gaelic), a Dhia (Scottish Gaelic), a Thighearna Dhia (Scottish Gaelic)
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "jestas sentään"
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "Seigneur"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "mon Dieu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "ciel"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "nom de Dieu"
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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          "word": "nom de bleu"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "elohím adirím",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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          "roman": "oyamaa",
          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
          "word": "おやまあ"
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          "roman": "svjátyj bóže",
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          "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "tiān na",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "天哪"
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "mon Dieu"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "ciel"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "word": "nom de bleu"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "elohím adirím",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "atyaúristen"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "oyamaa",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "おやまあ"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjátyj bóže",
      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
      "word": "свя́тый бо́же"
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      "sense": "exclamation of amazement",
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      "word": "a Dhia"
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  "word": "good Lord"
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