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God squad

God squad

8.3
A small informal group of people who do religious or charity work together
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : grupo de Dios
  • The God squad volunteers regularly at the local food bank.

Examples

  • He started a God squad at his college to support community outreach projects.

  • Are you part of the God squad at your church?

  • Some students jokingly referred to their prayer group as the God squad.

  • The local God squad volunteers every Saturday.

  • He started a God squad at his college to support community outreach projects.

  • Some students jokingly referred to their prayer group as the God squad.

  • The God squad volunteers regularly at the local food bank.

Synonyms

squad
vsGod squad
702 2.4

A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports

focuses on religious or charitable tasks and is informal in nature
volunteer brigade
vsGod squad
1 4.1

A group of people who work together to help their community without pay

includes religious activities and also runs informally within small local groups

How Religious

faith
729 2.3
church
820 1.0
God squad
  • Slang
8.3
charity
408 1.3
community
∞ 2.8

Surface Forms

God squad singular
God squads plural

Morphology

God + squad

The meaning is transparently built from 'God' (religious focus) + 'squad' (a small, purpose-driven team), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a small group organized for religious or charitable activities. This noun+noun compounding follows a common compositional pattern and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, making the sense immediately accessible without prior exposure.

Etymology

The name God squad comes from the image of a small team, a squad working for God, like friends who meet to pray or help others. That's why it means 'a group that does religious or charity work'.