[Ads-l] "Serenity Prayer" Not in OED

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Wed Jul 8 18:29:27 UTC 2026


I'm not sure whether the term "Serenity Prayer" belongs in the OED, but if it does, here is the earliest citation I can find for the term:

1950 A.A. Grapevine Jan. 6-7  At long last the mystery of the Serenity Prayer has been solved !

Fred Shapiro


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