amen
it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agreement).
verily; truly.
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”
a musical setting for such an utterance.
an expression of concurrence or assent: The committee gave its amen to the proposal.
Origin of amen
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Other definitions for Amen (2 of 2)
or A·mon
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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How to use amen in a sentence
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.”
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When he had concluded, instead of saying amen, I said: “from such hospitality in future, good Lord deliver us.”
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army | S. Emma E. EdmondsIt is one long row of people moving in their thousands all in the same direction—the ritual procession of the God amen.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiThe tide was rising slowly, and the eternal amen of the sea responded.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Rameses-meri-amen, son of Tum, out of his loins, loved of him.
Cleopatra's Needle | James KingThen there was but one voice in that assembly, the voice of a loud amen.
The Bondman | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for amen (1 of 2)
/ (ˌeɪˈmɛn, ˌɑːˈmɛn) /
so be it!: a term used at the end of a prayer or religious statement
the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer
say amen to to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
Origin of amen
1British Dictionary definitions for Amen (2 of 2)
Amon or Amn
/ (ˈɑːmən) /
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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