Jesus is my boyfriend

noun

A style of worship songs with excessively emotional, sometimes borderline sexual, lyrics.

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Meanings

nounJesus is my boyfriend (uncountable)
  1. attributivederogatoryuncountableChristianityA style of worship songs with excessively emotional, sometimes borderline sexual, lyrics.

Origin

Used within Christian discourse to denote a phenomenon in which certain worship songs permit the substitution of sacred referents, such as Jesus or Lord, with secular terms like baby or the name of a romantic partner, thereby transforming the composition into a conventional love song.

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APA

Jesus is my boyfriend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20is%20my%20boyfriend

MLA

“Jesus is my boyfriend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20is%20my%20boyfriend. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesus is my boyfriend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20is%20my%20boyfriend.

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