Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praise the lord

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: praise the lord
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A phrase used to thank God by Christians.

intj

Expression of thankful happiness; not always literally religious when used by cultural Christians, but not explicitly differentiable, thus ambiguous.

intj

Stereotypical exclamation used in mockery of Christianity.

British usage

Example Sentences

"“There was a time when the homosexual demanded marriage,” he added with an exasperated chuckle. “Praise the Lord, that time is past. PRAISE THE LORD!” he commanded."

Etymology

A 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.

Usage

British usage

Synonyms

praise be to God praise be

Questions

What does praise the lord mean?: A phrase used to thank God by Christians.
Where does praise the lord come from?: A 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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