Gog

  1. Proper noun.  (biblical) From Gog of Magog, found in the Hebrew Bible in [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28World_English%29/Ezekiel#Chapter_38 Ezekiel ch. 38 and 39]. Considered by many to be a reference to Satan, including in the writings of the Apostle John in [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28World_English%29/Revelation#Chapter_20 Revelation ch.20 v.8].
  2. Proper noun.  (historical) Replacement for the word ''God'' when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century. (ie. ''by Gog's wounds'', ''Gog's bread'').

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