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God rest their souls

God rest their souls phrase: an honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a group of people who are deceased.

Phrase

God rest their souls

  1. An honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a group of people who are deceased.

Questions about God rest their souls

What does God rest their souls mean?
God rest their souls means an honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a group of people who are deceased.
What part of speech is God rest their souls?
God rest their souls is a phrase.

Words near God rest their souls in the dictionary

  1. god ray
  2. god rays
  3. God rest her soul
  4. God rest his soul
  5. God rest their soul
  6. God rest their souls
  7. god roll
  8. God Save the King
  9. God save the mark
  10. God Save the Queen
  11. God Shave the Queen

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