"may God have mercy on your soul" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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      "form": "may God have mercy upon your soul",
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  "pos": "intj",
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        "you are finished; nothing can save you"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "word": "the chickens come home to roost"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "lang_code": "bn",
          "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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          "roman": "yuàn shàngdì bìyòu nǐ zhī línghún",
          "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
          "word": "願上帝庇佑你之靈魂 /愿上帝庇佑你之灵魂"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
          "word": "olkoon Jumala sielullesi armollinen"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
          "word": "semoga Tuhan mengasihani jiwamu"
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          "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
          "word": "semoga Tuhan mengampuni jiwamu"
        },
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          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "nexaj Boh pomyluje tvoju dušu",
          "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
          "word": "нехай Бог помилує твою душу"
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  "word": "may God have mercy on your soul"
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      "beth din",
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      "form": "may God have mercy upon your soul",
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      "word": "the chickens come home to roost"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "lang_code": "bn",
      "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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    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "roman": "yuàn shàngdì bìyòu nǐ zhī línghún",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "願上帝庇佑你之靈魂 /愿上帝庇佑你之灵魂"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "olkoon Jumala sielullesi armollinen"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "semoga Tuhan mengasihani jiwamu"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "semoga Tuhan mengampuni jiwamu"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "roman": "nexaj Boh pomyluje tvoju dušu",
      "sense": "an expression showing that someone is doomed",
      "word": "нехай Бог помилує твою душу"
    }
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  "word": "may God have mercy on your soul"
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