praise the Lord
A phrase used to thank God by ChristiansA phrase used to thank God by Christians.
» Praise the Lord for that.
Lobe den Herrn dafür.
Meaning
3 sensesA phrase used to thank God by Christians.
Expression of thankful happiness; not always literally religious when used by cultural Christians, but not explicitly differentiable, thus ambiguous.
(UK)Stereotypical exclamation used in mockery of Christianity.
Examples
5 sentencesPraise the Lord for that.
deLobe den Herrn dafür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
ruХвалите Господа и подавайте патроны. — shanghainese
dePreiset Gott, verteilt die Waffen. — xtofu80
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
ruХвала Аллаху - Господу миров. — odexed
Praise the Lord.
deLobet den Herrn! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Praise the Lord!
ruАллилуйя! — odexed
deLobet den Herrn! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
A present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productiA present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of them. It is semantically equivalent to praise be to God. The zero morph difference from the imperative form allows parsing as a command synchronically.
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