Ambrose

American  

[am-brohz] / ˈæm broʊz /

noun

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

2. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”

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Ambrose British  

/ ˈæmbrəʊz /

noun

1. 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

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

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Other Word Forms

• Ambrosian adjective

Example Sentences

Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”

From The Wall Street Journal

All the streamers have struggled in some way with live, said Robert Ambrose, chief executive of market research firm Caretta Research.

From The Wall Street Journal

There, he experienced a profound personal crisis and, under the influence of Ambrose, the powerful bishop of Milan, converted to Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is the fancy, unclouded artisanal stuff from D.C.’s boutique ice company Favourite Ice, founded by local bartenders Owen Thomson and Joseph Ambrose.

From Salon

In an article for Smithsonian magazine, historian Stephen E. Ambrose notes that amid all the contradictions of his personal life, Jefferson never relinquished his idealism about all men being created equal:

From Salon