amen

¹

[ ey-men, ah-men ]

interjection

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

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

or A·mon

[ ah-muhn ]

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).

amen

¹

/ ˌeɪˈmɛn; ˌɑːˈmɛn /

interjection

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

noun

1. the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer
2. say amen to
   say amen to to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)

Amen

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amen¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of amen¹

C13: via Late Latin via Greek from Hebrew āmēn certainly

Example Sentences

Running for public office can be frenetic, but when Kelly needs to refocus and take a deep breath, she turns on her go-to song, Meek Mill’s “Amen.”

From Washington Blade

Google his name, and the top two related searches come up as “Daniel Amen scam” and “Daniel Amen quack.”

From The Daily Beast

When he had concluded, instead of saying amen, I said: “from such hospitality in future, good Lord deliver us.”

From Project Gutenberg

It is one long row of people moving in their thousands all in the same direction—the ritual procession of the God Amen.

From Project Gutenberg

The tide was rising slowly, and the eternal Amen of the sea responded.

From Project Gutenberg

Rameses-meri-Amen, son of Tum, out of his loins, loved of him.

From Project Gutenberg

Then there was but one voice in that assembly, the voice of a loud Amen.

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