God be with you
Ancient departure phrase
God be with you is a blessing or farewell wishing divine protection and favor upon someone.
The phrase is formal and archaic in modern usage, though it survives in religious contexts and ceremonial speech.
It's the origin of the word "goodbye," which contracted from "God be with ye" over centuries of casual use.
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- adiosSpanish parting word
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- archaic languageOutmoded forms of expression
peace be upon you · aloha · parting · sayonara · au revoir · godspeed · divine protection · divine favor · invocation · etymology · leave-taking · send-off · prayer · adieu · see you later · until next time · take care · so long
- Old Greetingsgood morrow, fare thee well, hail, well met, how now
- blessingsblessing, blessing prayer, divine blessing, spiritual gifts, divine favor
God be with youdamn you
good riddance · go to hell · don't let the door hit you · drop dead · be gone
God be with youbye
Parting utterance
see ya · later · catch you later · take it easy · peace out
godly, godliness, goddess, godhood, godlike, godless, godlessness, with, yourself