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  What it means

  Literally “by all that is holy.” A solemn oath or emphatic exclamation — “by all that is holy,” “I swear on everything sacred.”

  Vocabulary

  • wszystkie — all (plural)
  • świętość — holiness, sacred thing

  Grammar note

  'Na wszystkie świętości' uses the accusative plural of 'świętość' after 'na'.

  Cultural context

  A Catholic oath invoking all sacred things at once — used for maximum emphasis or in genuine distress.

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