Collocations for "God"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "God" in context.
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God
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [Greek, Roman] god
- the [Greek] god of [war, the sun]
- the [Christian] God
- the one true God
- a [loving, vengeful, merciful, personal] God
- an [omniscient, omnipotent, all-powerful, all-knowing, all-seeing] God
- the God of the [Old, New] Testament
- God [in heaven, on Earth]
- God the Father
- God have mercy on [them, their souls]
- God bless you
- God only knows
- thank God!
- thank God for
- oh my God!
- (my) good God!
- what in God's name [were you thinking, are you doing]?
- [praise, glory] be to God
- the [forgiveness, wrath] of God
- the Son of God
- blessed by God
- (do not) believe in God
- [worship, praise, pray to] God
- he thinks he's God's gift (to)
- thinks he's (a) God!
- his gods are [money and power]
- is [treated, seen] as a God
- is a [rock, guitar] god
- a god of [football, fashion, music]
- God-given [talents, passions, skills]
- derogatory, slang: is a God-botherer
'God' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
America
- Friday
- almighty
- alone
- altar
- angel
- before
- belief
- believe
- beloved
- but
- but for
- church
- comfort
- commit
- country
- covenant
- create
- cross
- dear
- deepen
- devote
- diminish
- equal
- eternity
- evidence
- exist
- existence
- faith
- finger
- forgiveness
- gift
- given
- good
- grace
- hand
- herald
- honest
- hope
- inspired
- kingdom
- knowing
- law
- mankind
- mercy
- miracle
- mother
- my
- mysterious
- oath