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What is the origin and real meaning of God damn?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think that "to take the Lord's name in vain" means to call down God's mighty wrath to suit your own purposes (vanity). Having God damn the hammer that you smacked your finger with would be "in vain."
I'd like to know for sure though if my assumption about vanity/in vain is correct. Most of the time when we say something was "in vain" we mean the task was attempted but the effort was unsuccessful. There's no point in telling people not to "take the lord's name unsuccessfully."
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