Ambrose

[ am-brohz ]

/ ˈæm broʊz /

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noun

Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”

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OTHER WORDS FROM Ambrose

Am·bro·sian

[am-broh-zhuhn], /æmˈbroʊ ʒən/, adjective

Words nearby Ambrose

ambrette, ambrette seed, ambrette-seed oil, ambrettolide, ambroid, Ambrose, Ambrose Channel, ambrosia, ambrosia beetle, ambrosial, Ambrosian

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How to use Ambrose in a sentence

Someone at Ambrose’s church has donated a TV set that she’ll pick up over the weekend.
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When Gregory had satisfied all the requirements for permanent supportive housing, Pinkard and Ambrose helped in his search for an apartment.
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Gregory is one of a dozen clients Ambrose counsels at Friendship Place, where she has worked for a year.
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Congratulations flooded in from several of the couple’s celebrity friends including Ciara, Lala Anthony, June Ambrose and Eniko Hart.
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The word “Carcosa,” which Chambers borrowed from Ambrose Bierce, and which later showed up in the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
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Here he picks his five favorite horror novels, from Ambrose Bierce to Stephen King.
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Stylist June Ambrose has designed a line of wearable heels that debuts Friday on HSN.
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June Ambrose is known in certain circles for slightly her eccentric tastes.
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Ambrose says, “He came down hard on market hunters or anyone who killed for sport.”
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Origen, Ambrose, and Augustine unite in prohibiting the representation of the Deity by any material object.
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Francis Ambrose Didot, a learned and ingenious French printer, died.
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I do not know how the meal would have passed had Ambrose not been present.
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Now it will never be in my power to go back to St. Ambrose's.
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Unquestionably the one nearest to her at present is that she should go to St. Ambrose's.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ambrose

Ambrose

/ (ˈæmbrəʊz) /

noun

Saint. ?340–397 ad, bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4

Curtly (ˈkɜːtlɪ). born 1963, Antiguan cricketer; played for the West Indies 1987–2000

Derived forms of Ambrose

Ambrosian, adjective

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