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• amen
  amen

  interjection

  it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agreement).
• Amen
  Amen

  noun

  a primeval deity worshiped especially at Thebes, the personification of air or breath represented as either a ram or a goose (later identified with Amen-Ra).

amen

¹ American  

[ey-men, ah-men] / ˈeɪˈmɛn, ˈɑˈmɛn /

interjection

1. it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agreement).

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adverb

1. verily; truly.

noun

1. an utterance of the interjection “amen.”

2. a musical setting for such an utterance.

3. an expression of concurrence or assent.

   The committee gave its amen to the proposal.

Amen ² American  

[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

Or Amon

noun

Egyptian Mythology.

1. a primeval deity worshiped especially at Thebes, the personification of air or breath represented as either a ram or a goose (later identified with Amen-Ra).

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amen ¹ British  

/ ˌeɪˈmɛn, ˌɑːˈmɛn /

interjection

1. so be it!: a term used at the end of a prayer or religious statement

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noun

1. the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer

2. to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)

Amen ² British  

/ ˈɑːmən /

noun

1. Egyptian myth a local Theban god, having a ram's head and symbolizing life and fertility, identified by the Egyptians with the national deity Amen-Ra

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Etymology

Origin of amen

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek amḗn, from Hebrew āmēn “certainly”; akin to Arabic ʼāmana, Hebrew he'ĕmîn “to believe”

Example Sentences

AMEN: In what way were they transported to the place of execution?

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

AMEN: On what pretext, if any, were they rounded up?

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

AMEN: Did that include men, women, and children?

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Embracing the evening's theme, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination", with open arms and a hearty AMEN, Hogwarts' new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor became an instant, gold-encrusted meme for the ages.

From Golf Digest • May 8, 2018

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil thing; for Thine is the kingdom and Thou shalt reign in glory forever and forevermore, AMEN.

From First Book of Adam and Eve by Platt, Rutherford Hayes