Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
in God's name. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
in God's name, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
in God's name in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
in God's name you have here. The definition of the word
in God's name will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
in God's name, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Adverb
in God's name (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Used as an intensifier.
- In God's name, what do you think you are you doing?
- What in God's name are you doing?
1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC:"...And in the meantime, if you can sit and talk with me of other things, for God's sake, stay and do so; but if you cannot keep clear of this accursed topic, then in God's name, go, for I cannot bear it."
1897, Bram Stoker, chapter 21, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:"In God's name what does this mean?" Harker cried out. "Dr. Seward, Dr. Van Helsing, what is it? What has happened? What is wrong? Mina, dear what is it? What does that blood mean? My God, my God! Has it come to this!" And, raising himself to his knees, he beat his hands wildly together. "Good God help us! Help her! Oh, help her!"
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, God, name.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Translations
Anagrams