dear Lord

interjection

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

    We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.

    1992, Kat Martin, Gypsy Lord
    1 more example

    Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!

    1887, Mary Andrews Denison, Cracker Joe

    Synonyms: wow

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

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wow
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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