Taking the Lord's name in vain.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by nathan_slatter

If someone hits their thumb with a hammer and exclaims "Bless G__".

I really have no idea. Bless God is not a cuss word. If it's an euphemism then it is wrong

[berkeley]

I couldn't put any real "umph" in it.. I just can't do that on demand..

but here's an example..


Bless God

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I really have no idea. Bless God is not a cuss word. If it's an euphemism then it is wrong

If someone says "bless God" and it is being used in a manner other than blessing God, then absolutely YES, it is taking the Lord's name in vain.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

If someone says "bless God" and it is being used in a manner other than blessing God, then absolutely YES, it is taking the Lord's name in vain.

listen to the recording.. I took one for the team..

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

If someone says "bless God" and it is being used in a manner other than blessing God, then absolutely YES, it is taking the Lord's name in vain.

Euphemism

eu·phe·mism /ˈyufəˌmɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[yoo-fuh-miz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1.the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. 2.the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
[Origin: 1650–60; < Gk euphémismós the use of words of good omen, equiv. to eu- eu- + phm(é) speaking, fame + -ismos -ism]

—Related formseu·phe·mist, noun
eu·phe·mis·tic, eu·phe·mis·ti·cal, eu·phe·mi·ous /yuˈfimiəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[yoo-fee-mee-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
eu·phe·mis·ti·cal·ly, eu·phe·mi·ous·ly, adverb


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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source eu·phe·mism (yōō'fə-mĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive: "Euphemisms such as 'slumber room' . . . abound in the funeral business" (Jessica Mitford).


[Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein, to use auspicious words, from euphēmiā, use of auspicious words : eu-, eu- + phēmē, speech; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]

eu'phe·mist n., eu'phe·mis'tic (-mĭs'tĭk) adj., eu'phe·mis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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euphemism
1656, from Gk. euphemismos "use of a favorable word in place of an inauspicious one," from euphemizein "speak with fair words," from eu- "good" + pheme "speaking," from phanai "speak" (see fame). In ancient Greece, the superstitious avoidance of words of ill-omen during religious ceremonies, or substitutions such as Eumenides "the Gracious Ones" for the Furies (see also Euxine). In Eng., a rhetorical term at first; broader sense of "choosing a less distasteful word or phrase than the one meant" is first attested 1793.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper WordNet - Cite This Source euphemism
nounan inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh [ant: dysphemism]

Ok I have always wondered about saying "Oh My Lord".... Around this area that is a big UPC saying.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by aquestioninggirl

Ok I have always wondered about saying "Oh My Lord".... Around this area that is a big UPC saying.

What do you expect from the people of the name?

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by aquestioninggirl

Ok I have always wondered about saying "Oh My Lord".... Around this area that is a big UPC saying.

Well, if they're not addressing God, yep, it's wrong also.

[Michlow]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

It's

An

Euphemism

OF

HIS

NAME!

Maybe this might help

Minced oath

A minced oath is an expression based on a profanity which has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable characteristics of the original expression; for example, "gosh" used instead of "God," "darn" instead of "........" and "heck" instead of "hell". Nearly all profanities have minced variants; the words that are most taboo give rise to the most. Formation

Actually, all that shows me is that you didn't actually read what you posted. Because I doubt that you would purposely post all those questionable words, including the F-Word on this forum.

[tbpew]

As a late entry into this thread (which for some reason I find really interesting), I think the admonition that Jesus gives concerning a man who looks upon another man's wife with a desire to possess her (lust in his heart) has already committed adultry has application here.

What we speak (and subsequently do) will be viewed by our Lord by the motive that originates in our heart --that results in the speaking.

When we speak with no consideration of the subject person we include in our speaking, we are speaking vain words.