Forfend

Today’s Word of the Day is “Forfend.”

forfend

for·​fend | \ fȯr-ˈfend
forfended; forfending; forfends

Definition of forfend

transitive verb

1a archaic : forbid
b : to ward off : prevent

Used in a sentence:

Uhhh… You mean…. You mean…. In our inmost nature lies something OTHER than sweetness and light???   Heaven forfend!

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Thanks to faithful reader JAK for inspiration on this one.   You da man, John!

Also thanks to the NY Times for the inspiring/offending article, here.

As always, comments welcome.

 

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Bonus art below.

 

Sin? Heaven forfend!
Hieronymus Bosch, The Haywain Triptych, ca. 1515

 

 

 

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