Learn English – English greeting with religious connotation

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Since the English language has a number of idioms and phrases that involve references to religious figures (e.g., godspeed), I was wondering if
there an English equivalent of the German greeting

Grüß Gott

which translates roughly as (see also here)

May God greet you

or any other greeting that originates from a religious context.

Edit: despite its literal meaning, the German Grüß Gott is used quite freely, even if no reference to God is intended.

Best Answer

Good day, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night

Per this dictionary,

All these greetings represent an abbreviation of the now obsolete God give you a good day (afternoon, etc.) , which dates from about 1200.

Look under 'Idioms and Phrases'.

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