Lord only knows

A form of God knows — It is only known to God; it is unknown to people.

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Meanings

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.

    London has, heaven knows, enough homeless waifs, born the Lord only knows where, and brought up the Lord only knows how; but the London article is no more like the Parisian than chalk is like cheese.

    1882, David Ross Locke, Nasby in Exile, xix. 287
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APA

Lord only knows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20only%20knows

MLA

“Lord only knows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20only%20knows. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lord only knows,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20only%20knows.

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