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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

• 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

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

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amen Amen amens

Except — and this is important — she was holding up an amen corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

"If you came here tonight looking for rock 'n' roll you came to the right place," he declares, "Can I get an amen?"

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

The people clapped and gave shouts of amen.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

Ever since Miss Love started playing for preachin’, folks had sung out good, patting their feet and generally getting in shape to shout and amen during the sermon.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

“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

Some of the group went home but the prosecution argued that the 16-year-old wanted to look for Amen.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

In footage from later that night, Amen was seen "chasing" the 16-year-old near his home.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Thank you, oh Lord and Ty'ree, for getting me something good to eat before I starved to death dreaming of fish. Amen."

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

He drew vocal reactions — yeas and nays, amens and laughs – from the friendly room.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

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

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

This family comedy, with its cheek and secrets and eulogies and amens, wants to offer audiences living in bad times an old-fashioned good one.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 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

We can barely get our amens out before Shirley says, “Momma, I had a funny dream last night, but I can’t remember it. Does that ever happen to you?”

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson