God rest his soul

English

Phrase

God rest his soul

  1. An honorific phrase said parenthetically after mentioning a deceased male person.
    Synonym: Lord rest his soul
    • 2018, Alaa Al Aswany, The Republic of False Truths:
      Her mother hesitated, then said, with feeling, “Your grandfather, God rest his soul, was a humble man but a great one […] ”
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