Amos

American  

[ay-muhs] / ˈeɪ məs /

noun

1. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

   2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

2. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “burden.”

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Amos British  

/ ˈeɪmɒs /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century _bc

2. the book containing his oracles

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Amos

I saw Australian comic Amos Gill last week at the D.C Comedy Loft, where he brought up the problem I mentioned up top.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Aside from the banjo from Mr. Amos’s father, three brief vocal contributions from his sister Sarah Amos, and another from his partner, Al Nardo, Mr. Amos writes, plays, sings and records everything himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Huger wrote for instructions to Postmaster General Amos Kendall, as well as New York Postmaster Samuel Gouverneur, from whose office the offending literature had been shipped.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Related documentaries at Venice include "Citizen Osama", about a photojournalist in Gaza, and "Road to Jericho", about the Israeli-occupied West Bank from Israeli director Amos Gitai.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

He spoke about the social injustices in our society and the way they mirrored those in the biblical books of Amos, Hosea, Micah, and others.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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