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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

'In the name of god'

Hi.
When do you use the expression 'In the name of god'?

Thanks in advance
  

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I never use this expression in everyday life. Some people might use it as an expletive, eg. " It is used in the Bible, so the expression is used in Christian worship.

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  • I never use this expression in everyday life.
  • Some people might use it as an expletive, eg.
  • " It is used in the Bible, so the expression is used in Christian worship.
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I never use this expression in everyday life.
Some people might use it as an expletive, eg. "What is the name of *** are you doing!!!!?"

It is used in the Bible, so the expression is used in Christian worship.
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It is, obviously, a religious expression and should not be used lightly. It could be interpreted as 'as *** is my witness' or 'I do this with the implied blessing of ***'. Many prayers in Christianity end with "..in the name of (***) the father, the son and the holy ghost." This means that the person is asking for the formal blessing on what has been prayed for.
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I never use it or hear it. It seems to me very old-fashioned.

It sounds to me primarily like an expression of shock or surprise.

We do, however, commonly use the word '***', in casual English.
eg ***, that was a good movie!
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Only when you are quoting Him from the Bible. Otherwise you are using His name in vein or swearing, neither of which is a good thing!
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soheil1When do you use the expression 'In the name of ***'?
Never. I don't hear anybody else using it either.

CJ
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