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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  

[ay-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

• amens
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amens
  plural

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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”

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Example Sentences

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amen Amen amens

Such an amen chorus, however wise and worthy, doesn’t seem to help Berry anticipate the scrutiny of more skeptical observers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ballas contined: "Gratitude to Jane because I panicked. I really thought that was it, the end, amen."

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

The amen that follows reaches deep into a Californian’s soul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

“Ameen,” the players quietly said, using the Arabic word for amen.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand—but it ain’t going to come nigh thee. So glad, amen, this morning, bless my Redeemer.”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

German ambassador to Ukraine, Boris Ruge, reacted to Mathernova's post with: "Amen - we're staying".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I’ve been going through treatment, and everything is going great so far, and I expect it to continue. Amen, amen, amen,” she said on Tuesday’s episode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The two teenagers quickly left the scene and claimed they did not know Amen had collapsed further down the street.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The KC said the 16-year-old was "not a misunderstood angel" but argued that Amen was "hunting" his client.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

But Blanca prayed real quick, so I guess she just thanked God for the food and said Amen.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

There were more than a few whispered amens in the theater after that line.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

Uncrowded piano chords linger in the air, periodic amens to the viola’s soulful prayers.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022

But with every phrase I spoke that day in that small upper-room church, the amens grew louder and louder.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2021

Rice and His Sanctified Congregation, the amens and “Oh yeahs!” from the congregation are so boisterous they threaten to roll right over the preacher.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2020

All around Beto, sweating pink faces nodded to the rhythm of murmured and hollered amens.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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