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God rest his soul

God rest his soul phrase: an honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a deceased male person.

Phrase

God rest his soul

  1. An honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a deceased male person.
    • Her mother hesitated, then said, with feeling, “Your grandfather, God rest his soul, was a humble man but a great one[…]”2018, Alaa Al Aswany, The Republic of False Truths

Synonyms of God rest his soul

Questions about God rest his soul

What does God rest his soul mean?
God rest his soul means an honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a deceased male person.
What part of speech is God rest his soul?
God rest his soul is a phrase.

Words near God rest his soul in the dictionary

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  5. God rest her soul
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  7. God rest their soul
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  10. God Save the King
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