Man Upstairs
English
Etymology
From the traditional Biblical notions of a masculine God and a Heaven located above the Earth.
Proper noun
the Man Upstairs
- (slang, humorous) God.
- 1972, Harold Edward Fey, The Christian Century Reader
- A rhapsodic inquiry greets us from the TV screen and the radio: "Have you talked to the Man Upstairs?" God is a friendly neighbor who dwells in the apartment just above. Call on him any time, especially if you are feeling a little blue.
- 2000, Lee Roberson, Diamonds in the Rough
- "Oh, you know, the Man upstairs has been good to this person." I kept on pressing for an explanation. Finally I was told, "Oh, you know, the Man upstairs—He's the One who answers prayer."
- 2007, Ellen Santilli Vaughn, Time Peace: Living Here and Now with a Timeless God
- God can't be found in unsanctified imaginations or in the caricatures of pop culture. He is not The Man Upstairs. He does not "help those who help themselves."
- 1972, Harold Edward Fey, The Christian Century Reader