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on earth
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on earth and in creation; in the world
Fig. really; indeed; in fact. (Used as an intensifier after who, what, when, where, how.) What on earth do you mean?' How in creation do you expect me to do that? Who in the world do you think you are?
See also: earth

on earth
in any conditions in the world What on earth makes you say that? Why on earth would she ask you to join them? How on earth did you survive the heat? Who on earth would want to collect rocks? Where on earth could Casey have learned such behavior?
Usage notes: used to express great surprise that something could happen or exist
See also: earth


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As you can imagine, a lot of the email that Answers In Creation receives is from the young-earth person who takes issue with our position.
Christ cannot be seen as a paradigmatic or representative example of the physical dynamics embodied in creation.
The lilies of the field, the birds of the air, weeds and wheat, all afforded him opportunities to show how God operates in creation.
 
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