praise be to God in English

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  "etymology_text": "A present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of them.",
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      "form": "praise be to God !",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "May God be praised; expressing thankful happiness."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "by the Grace of God"
        },
        {
          "word": "thank God"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praise the Lord"
        },
        {
          "word": "praise be"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "praise be to God"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "A present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of them.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "praise be to God !",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "by the Grace of God"
    },
    {
      "word": "thank God"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "May God be praised; expressing thankful happiness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thankful",
          "thankful#English"
        ],
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness#English"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praise the Lord"
        },
        {
          "word": "praise be"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "praise be to God"
}

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"praise be to God" meaning in English

Interjection