Ejaculatory prayer

In grammar, an ejaculation is an utterance that expresses a feeling outside of the normal language structure. Often, but not always, it is an exclamation, most often consisting of a single word, either an interjection or a profanity or both.

Examples:

In English:
- The shout Hey!.
- The huh in That man? Huh! He's history!
- "Glory to God!", "Glory be!", or "Praise the Lord!" In this context, this is known as a religious ejaculation, not to be confused with a religious profanity.

In spoken French:
- The exclamation Bien!.

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