Ammon

American  

[am-uhn] / ˈæm ən /

noun

1. the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.

2. the ancient country of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River.

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Ammon ¹ British  

/ ˈæmən /

noun

1. Old Testament the ancestor of the Ammonites

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Ammon ² British  

/ ˈæmən /

noun

1. myth the classical name of the Egyptian god Amen, identified by the Greeks with Zeus and by the Romans with Jupiter

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Example Sentences

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

BOISE, Idaho — Fourteen months after St. Luke’s filed a defamation lawsuit against Ammon Bundy and another far-right activist, the case has reached a conclusion.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

That standoff lasted 41 days; Ammon Bundy and other leaders of the occupation were ultimately pulled over and arrested while attempting to travel by car to a nearby meeting.

From Slate • May 4, 2023

Photographs of desolate Manhattan luxury boutiques are among the few items in “Sujeto Cuantificado: Quantified Subject,” Gatica’s stark show at Von Ammon Co.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

They had all done great acts of faith and patriotism against the enemies of Israel,—Gideon against the Midianites, Barak against the hosts of Syria, Samson against the Philistines, and Jephthah against the children of Ammon.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green