By-god meaning

Used as an oath to emphasis the veracity of an associated statement.
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Used as an intensifier.
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Used as an exclamation of surprise.

By God! That chicken has no head!

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Origin of by-god

ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that...."

Sentence Examples

  • We're a house of cards in a windstorm, held together by God knows what.

  • I want it to be sanctioned by god.

  • Body and mind are like two clocks which act together, because both have been set together by God.

  • all tyrants in the world look at with fear," and as one directly ordained by God.

  • Their deed of agreement was drawn up in the temple by a notary public, and confirmed by an oath " by god and the king."

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