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Meaning of G-d | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of G-d.
    Internet, alt-of
  2. A deliberately incomplete spelling of God.
    Judaism
  3. Censored spelling of God, in contexts perceived as blasphemous.
    dated

Examples

“My first acknowledgement is to G⁠-⁠d. […] This book could never have been compiled without G⁠-⁠d’s help, and so thanking Him is most important.”
“Let’s pray that G‑d sends us Moshiach already, so we can stop waxing eloquent about our woes and expand our vocabulary of positive interjections!”
“[…] after ſome pauſe, his rage for a while depriving him of utterance, he took out his pen-knife, and opening it, vehemently ſwore, with this very pen-knife, by G⁠—⁠d, will I cut off his ears.”
“[…] having made a cross cut, so as to ascertain the depth of the fat upon the chest, exclaimed, in a sort of rapture, “Three inches of white fat on the brisket!—prime—prime, as I am a crowded sinner—and de’il ane o’ the lazy loons in but mysell! Seven—aught—aught tines on the antlers. By G⁠—⁠d, a hart of aught tines, and the first of the season![…]””
“The designer, in essence, is G⁠-⁠d-⁠-it is s/he who creates the geography of the world (It took me six months to design the world for Lords and Wizards ((Adam's fantasy boardgame, published by Fantasy Games Unlimited-tpg))...guess I'm a slow worker, because it took you-know-how six days.).”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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