"in God's name" meaning in English

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Adverb

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)
    Sense id: en-in_God's_name-en-adv-MyGozmhg Categories (other): English intensifiers Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 62 38 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 language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 84

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