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a' God's name

a' God's name is the obsolete form of in God's name.

Meaning of in God's name

Adverb

in God's name (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier.
    • In God's name, what do you think you are you doing?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, God, name.
    Synonyms:
    the dickens

Questions about a' God's name

What is a' God's name the obsolete form of?
A' God's name is the obsolete form of in God's name.

Words near a' God's name in the dictionary

  1. A&O assessment
  2. A&P
  3. A&R
  4. A&S
  5. a'
  6. a' God's name
  7. a'a
  8. A'aninin
  9. A'asia
  10. A'bad
  11. A'ertai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: a' God's name (page history and authors); in God's name (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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