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• amen
  amen

  interjection

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

  noun

  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 American  

[ay-men, ah-men] / ˈeɪˈmɛn, ˈɑˈmɛn /

interjection

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

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adverb

1. verily; truly.

noun

• amens
  plural

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 American  

[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

Or Amon

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).

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amen ¹ British  

/ ˌeɪˈmɛn, ˌɑːˈmɛn /

interjection

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

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noun

1. the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer

2. to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)

Amen ² British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amens
  plural

Etymology

Origin of amen

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”

Example Sentences

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amen Amen amens

Ballas contined: "Gratitude to Jane because I panicked. I really thought that was it, the end, amen."

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

Except — and this is important — she was holding up an amen corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

But it remains a fact that they chose Young, and by default Haskins, rather than deciding, say, Herbert could stabilize the sport’s most important position forever and ever, amen.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

“Ameen,” the players quietly said, using the Arabic word for amen.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand—but it ain’t going to come nigh thee. So glad, amen, this morning, bless my Redeemer.”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

“I’ve been going through treatment, and everything is going great so far, and I expect it to continue. Amen, amen, amen,” she said on Tuesday’s episode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Iain McSporran KC, defending the 17-year-old, asked the boy if he had told Amen to "leave" his own client alone because he had "nothing to do with this".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

It was claimed that Amen insulted the accused, who replied: "It's Ramadan we don't need to do this."

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

A joint minute of agreed evidence was earlier read to jurors which stated Amen received emergency medical treatment on the pavement outside 22 Clarendon Street.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Dill, red in the face from his exertions, sat down and filled the Amen Corner.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

He drew vocal reactions — yeas and nays, amens and laughs – from the friendly room.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

There were more than a few whispered amens in the theater after that line.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

There were actually 139 amens in the final section of the oratorio that followed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

But with every phrase I spoke that day in that small upper-room church, the amens grew louder and louder.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2021

Just a little more beseeching, a few amens, and we’d head home for cold pigeon pie and sour pickles.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson