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ARo Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

By God's wounds

Hello!

What does the idiom "By God's wounds" exactly mean?

Thanks,

aRo
  

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It is just an oath like any other: By Jove! By thunder! By all the powers that be!

— Forbes

  • It is just an oath like any other: By Jove!
  • By thunder!
  • By all the powers that be!
  • It presumably refers to the wounds Jesus received during his passion.
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It is just an oath like any other: By Jove! By thunder! By all the powers that be! It presumably refers to the wounds Jesus received during his passion. It is often abbreviated to "Zounds!"
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Please have a look at the recently-dated thread entitled 'By ***'.

Clive
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