so help me God
so help me God phrase: used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out.
Phrase
so help me God
- Used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out
- I waited — not to share the booty, for, so help me God and Saint Withold! as neither I nor any of mine will touch the value of a liard, — I waited but to render my thanks to thee and to thy bold yeomen, for the life and honour ye have saved.1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
- He came up close and kneeling gently down
He said, "My love, my dearest Alison,
So help me God, I never again will hit
You, love; and if I did, you asked for it.1951, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Wife of Bath's Prologue”, in Nevill Coghill, transl., The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English (Penguin Classics), Penguin Books, published 1977
Forms of so help me God
| alternative form | so help me |
|---|---|
| alternative form (euphemistic) | so help me Bob |
| alternative form (euphemistic) | so help me cat |
| alternative form (archaic, euphemistic) | so help me tater |
| alternative form (archaic, euphemistic) | so help me tatur |
Questions about so help me God
- What does so help me God mean?
- So help me God means used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out.
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- So help me God is a phrase.
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