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Amen
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- 1 Certainly; verily. not-comparable
"Iesvs anſvvered, Amen, Amen I ſay to thee, Vnles a man be borne againe of vvater and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God."
- 1 At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
"As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euerſhall be: worlde without ende. Amen."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”). alt-of
- 3 Used to indicate emphatic agreement. colloquial
"Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!"
- 1 Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
"To the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation."
- 2 A surname.
- 3 Alternative form of Amun. alt-of, alternative
- 1 An instance of saying ‘amen’.
"The amens of the dusty clerk appear, like Macbeth’s, to stick in his throat a little; but Captain Cuttle helps him out, […]"
- 1 To say amen. intransitive
"The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home."
- 2 To say amen to; to ratify solemnly. transitive
"spending the first half of the rally amening any mention of God or Reagan"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Multiple origins, including a respelling of German Ammann or a variant of Amin from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).
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