Word info

by God

Speech parts

1. by God - Adjective

2. by God - Adverb

3. by God - Interjection

Meaning

Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement.

Used as an intensifier.

by God (not comparable)

(informal, mildly blasphemous) Genuine, actual.

by God

An exclamation of surprise.
By God! That chicken has no head!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Evil will come to nought and will be completely destroyed. The divine, pure goodness will contain in itself every nature endowed with reason; nothing made by God is excluded from his kingdom once everything mixed with some elements of base material has been consumed by refinement in fire. Gregory of Nyssa

There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things. Basil of Caesarea

I spent my entire life in sickness and sorrows, but without sorrows, how can one be saved? Illness is sent by God in place of and to make up for the deficiency of our struggles. I see that my ill health is a gift of God - His epitimia, His mercy... Ignatius Bryanchaninov

That which is written by God is what is. Swahili Proverb

A riddle made by God has no solution. Zambian Proverb

Do good and throw it into the sea - if it is not appreciated by an ungrateful man, it will be appreciated by God. Lebanese Proverb

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