so help you God

phrase

Used when administering an oath, after which the taker is expected to reply "so help me God."

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Used when administering an oath, after which the taker is expected to reply "so help me God."

    Roberts: So help you God? / Obama: So help me God.

    2009 January 20, Barack Obama taking the oath of office⁽ᵛⁱᵈᵉᵒ⁾, John Roberts (actor)
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APA

so help you God. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20help%20you%20God

MLA

“so help you God.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20help%20you%20God. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “so help you God,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20help%20you%20God.

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