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Jesus, Mary and Joseph
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1.
United Kingdom
Ireland
United States
informal
exclamatory
An interjection invoked to express surprise, shock, alarm, dismay, or strong emotion, derived from the names of central figures in Christianity.
2.
Catholic tradition
Ireland
Southern Europe
Latin America
religious
devotional
A brief invocation of the holy figures Jesus, Mary, and Joseph used in prayer or supplication, particularly within Catholic devotional practice.
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