The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

People sometimes use God in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement. This use could cause offence.

In many religions, a god is one of the spirits or beings that are believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature.

Someone who is admired very much by a person or group of people, and who influences them a lot, can be referred to as a god .

If you say God forbid, you are expressing your hope that something will not happen.

If a person thinks they are God's gift to someone or something, they think they are perfect or extremely good.

You use God help you to warn someone that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do a particular thing.

If you feel sorry for someone because they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially if you think that nobody can help them, you can say God help them.

If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.

You can say God knows ,God only knows, or God alone knows to emphasize that you do not know something.

If someone says God knows in reply to a question, they mean that they do not know the answer.

The term a man of God is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests or ministers.

If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name ,why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.

If someone plays God, they act as if they have unlimited power and can do anything they want.

You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.

You can use God in expressions such as I hope to God, or I wish to God, or I swear to God, in order to emphasize what you are saying.

If you say God willing, you are saying that something will happen if all goes well.