Sayeth

So Sayeth the lord , or the King... . Verb. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of say. Love thy neighbor, sayeth the Lord. Nothing to do with insults or disagreement especially in church.

So sayeth the lord, or the king

sayeth

Word usage; saying

So also a person you love can be said as being captivated by your sayeth.

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So Sayeth You

A verbal disagreement, typically delivered as a call-and-response seen in many church sermons, whose meaning and intensity varies upon the speaker--at its most polite, it can be construed as "I respectfully disagree" or "That's what you think"; at its most intense, it means, "Bullshit!" or "You fucking liar!"

Tourist: But everyone gets killed in this town!
Local: Yeah, so sayeth you, dumbass; have you seen how nice this place is?

Mother: Your hair's getting too long. You need a haircut!
(Bald) Son: So sayeth you.

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so sayeth the so-sayer

a phrase to be used when ironically proclaiming the grandeur of a separate claim in order to undermine its credibility.

“he said he'd be up at dawn, so sayeth the so-sayer