Profanity Related To Religion
| gatverdamme | A softened version of godverdomme, gatverdamme is used to express disgust. It is often shortened to gatver. |
| getverderrie | A softened version of godverdomme, getverderrie is used to express disgust. It is often shortened to getver. |
| godverdomme | Literally meaning "God damn it", godverdomme is a shortened version of the subjunctive phrase "God verdoeme het" ("may God damn it"). Verdomme ("damn") is a common variation. Religious people usually consider it extremely offensive and a gross violation of the third Commandment ("Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain"), and even among non-believers it is typically used to express great anger. |
| hel | Hel ("hell") is not typically used in Dutch profanity. The word can be seen in some expressions, including "loop naar de hel" (literally: "walk to hell", analogous to "go to hell") and the archaic helleveeg ("evil woman from hell"). |
| Jezus Christus | Jezus Christus ("Jesus Christ") is, like godverdomme, an oath that takes its strength from the violation of the third Commandment, although it is slightly less offensive. Often just Jezus, or in the form of minced oaths: tjezus, jeetje, jesses, jasses etc. |
| verdomme | Literally meaning "Damn it", godverdomme is a shortened version of "God verdoeme het" ("may God damn it"). Verdomme ("damn") is a common variation. |
| verdorie | Verdorie is a softer variation of verdomme. |
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