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for the love of Christ

for the love of Christ interjection: an expletive, used to express outrage or disgust.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) An expletive, used to express outrage or disgust.

Origin of for the love of Christ

for + the + love + of + Christ

Questions about for the love of Christ

What does for the love of Christ mean?
For the love of Christ means an expletive, used to express outrage or disgust.
What part of speech is for the love of Christ?
For the love of Christ is an interjection.

Words near for the love of Christ in the dictionary

  1. for the loss
  2. for the love of
  3. for the love of all that is good
  4. for the love of all that is holy
  5. for the love of Betsy
  6. for the love of Christ
  7. for the love of fuck
  8. for the love of God
  9. for the love of Goddess
  10. for the love of me
  11. for the love of Mike

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