Amen
[ɑː'men;eɪ-] or ['ɑ'mɛn]
Definition
(noun.) a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes.
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Definition
(interj., adv., & n.) An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily.
(v. t.) To say Amen to; to sanction fully.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. So be it, be it so, let it be so.
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Examples
- Amen, said Clayton, fervently. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Had no one a wish, no one a word, no one a prayer to which I could say--Amen? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In consequence of Mrs. Snagsby looking deeply edified, Mr. Snagsby thinks it expedient on the whole to say amen, which is well received. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Amen, replied the Preceptors around him, and the word was deeply echoed by the whole assembly. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Mr. Crawley said a long grace, and Sir Pitt said amen, and the great silver dish-covers were removed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Amen to that, my child! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He turned, and waited till I said Amen! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Amen to that,' replied Sam, 'and a fat and happy liven' they'd get out of it! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Amen, was the murmured response from the lips of Tom and Mammy, and some of the elder ones, who belonged to the Methodist church. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Amen, said the Grand Master, with solemnity, but we must deserve his aid. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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