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.
the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer
to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
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”
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Ballas contined: "Gratitude to Jane because I panicked. I really thought that was it, the end, amen."
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
He got an amen or three for that line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
The people clapped and gave shouts of amen.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
“How fabulous is it — it is such an amen moment,” he said, before repeating it as he signed off about five minutes later.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2022
Mom starts to rub her eyes as we say amen.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
But the 16-year-old's defence counsel, Brian McConnachie KC, said his client had tried to defuse the situation by telling Amen: "It's Ramadan, we don't need to do this."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
Cascio, who met Jackson when he was 5 years old and later became his personal assistant, told Amen, “Michael would never do this with a child.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Amen, Your sister, Celie Dear Nettie, Walking down to Harpo and Sofia house it feel just like old times.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
Uncrowded piano chords linger in the air, periodic amens to the viola’s soulful prayers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
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
The worshipers called out amens and shouted for him to “preach!”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2019
Franklin’s funeral was unapologetically black: ringing oratory from a rainbow of celebrities, friends, family members and preachers’ amens and hallelujahs caroming off the rafters of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2018
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
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