get thee behind me
get thee behind me phrase: do not tempt or torment me; I reject you, your statements, or your beliefs.
Phrase
get thee behind me
- Do not tempt or torment me; I reject you, your statements, or your beliefs.
- “Jesu Maria!” exclaimed the younger. “Oh, fie, Sister Seraphina! Fie, fie!--VADE RETRO--get thee behind me!”1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 16, in Redgauntlet
- Peter most assuredly would have risen in his wrath, would have said to his distinguished-looking temptress, "Get thee behind me, Miss Ramsbotham."1904, Jerome K. Jerome, chapter 4, in Tommy and Co.
get thee behind me meaning in Bengali
get thee behind me in Bengali
- আমাকে প্রলুব্ধ, যন্ত্রণাদগ্ধ করো না, আমি তোমাকে
Origin of get thee behind me
Originally uttered by Christ in the King James Bible, Matthew 16:23: “get thee behind me, Satan”; Latin vāde retrō, Satanā; Ancient Greek ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ (húpage opísō mou, Satanâ).
Questions about get thee behind me
- What does get thee behind me mean?
- Get thee behind me means do not tempt or torment me; I reject you, your statements, or your beliefs.
- What is get thee behind me in Bengali?
- Get thee behind me in Bengali is আমাকে প্রলুব্ধ, যন্ত্রণাদগ্ধ করো না, আমি তোমাকে. See Get thee behind me meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is get thee behind me?
- Get thee behind me is a phrase.
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