Ambrose

[am-brohz]

noun

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

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

Ambrose

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• Ambrosian adjective

Example Sentences

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

Characters have names like Freya the Chocolate Rabbit girl, Ambrose the Walnut Squirrel baby and Pino the Latte Cat baby.

From BBC

Lincoln said he loved the music of the time, including Henry Hall, Jack Payne and Ambrose & His Orchestra.

From BBC

Students at St Ambrose Catholic Academy in Liverpool are guaranteed an hour's quality play every day.

From BBC

As Ambrose Pierce wrote, “Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless and the grave, blind as a stone and irrational as a headless man.”

From Salon