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God’s sake
. Also for goodness or heaven’s or Pete’s or pity’s sake. An exclamation showing surprise, impatience, anger, or some other emotion, depending on the context.
How do we use God sake?
Interjection.
An exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience
. For God’s sake, don’t scare me like that! Put some pants on, for God’s sake!
Is God’s sake a bad word?
“For God’s sake” is an exclamation in English that we use when we are frustrated. … Many people do not like the expression “For God’s Sake” because it takes the name of God in vain. This means that it is almost like
a curse word
and some Christians do not like this.
Where did the saying for God’s sake come from?
“For Pete’s sake” originated
as a substitute for “for Christ’s (or God’s)
sake,” and other similar expressions—as using a shortened form of the disciple St. Peter’s name instead was considered less offensive.
What mean for the sake of?
for the sake of sth
phrase. If you do something for the sake of something,
you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result
. You can also say that you do it for something’s sake.
Is saying for God’s sake taking the Lord’s name in vain?
The Scriptures are very clear:
Thou shalt not take the name the Lord thy God in vain
. … It’s the third commandment (Exodus 20:7). Using the Creator’s name as profanity or without good reason is a no-no.
What can I say instead of God’s sake?
| for Christ’s sake for crying out loud | for Goddess’s sake for goodness’ sake | for heaven’s sake for Pete’s sake | for pity’s sake for mercy’s sake | FFS oh no |
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Is for heaven’s sake offensive?
An
expression of surprise, emphasis, exasperation, outrage, and so forth
. These all are euphemisms for “for God’s sake,” which in some circles is considered blasphemous. “For heaven’s sake” dates at least from the nineteenth century.
Is it for God’s sake?
Given this, God’s sake, god sake, and god sakes
all are correct
. The odd man out (gods sake) is wrong because God is not capitalized and the apostrophe is skipped. … So for Heaven’s sake, start capitalizing and punctuating this phrase correctly!
What does for heaven’s sake mean?
—
used to make a statement or question more forceful or to express surprise, anger, etc
.
Is saying for Christ’s sake blasphemy?
for Christ’s sake!
(colloquial, blasphemy) Used to
express surprise, contempt, outrage
, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Is for the love of God blasphemous?
An expression of exasperation, surprise, or the like. Pete and Mike both are euphemisms for
God
, which is considered blasphemous by some.
Where does Heavens to Betsy come from?
Origin of Heavens to Betsy
The origins of this expression are unclear. It
may have originated sometime between the years 1850 and 1914
. Heavens to Betsy is another variation of the phrase for Heaven’s sake, which began as a euphemism for what some considered the blasphemous for God’s sake and for Christ’s sake.
What is the synonym of sake?
cause, purpose
, reason, aim, end, objective, object, goal, motive. for purposes of, for, in the interests of, in the cause of, in the furtherance of, in order to achieve, with something in mind. 2’she knew she had to be brave for the sake of her daughter’
What does sake of time mean?
@al-dente this is a phrase used when performing an action that regards time. The meaning is similar “
because of the importance of time
“. For example, “We have to shorten our activity for the sake of time”. Because we are running out of time for the activity, we have to shorten our activity.
What does for goodness sake mean?
—used
to express surprise or annoyance Will you hurry up
, for goodness’ sake?
