Ambrosian
adj, noun
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A religious follower of St Ambrose.
Adjective
- 1 Ambrosial.
"Ambrosian hands"
- 2 Of or relating to Saint Ambrose.
"the Ambrosian office, or ritual"
Adjective
- 1 worthy of the gods wordnet
- 2 extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant wordnet
- 3 of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"the Ambrosian office, or ritual"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From ambrosia + -n.
Etymology 2
From Middle English ambrosien, from Latin ambrosiānus; equivalent to Ambrose + -ian.