AMEN
\ˌɑːmˈɛn], \ˌɑːmˈɛn], \ˌɑː_m_ˈɛ_n]\
Definitions of AMEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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So let it be.
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1, To say amen to: to approve: to homologate. (Rare.) "Is there a bishop on the bench that has not amen'd the humbug in his lawn sleeves, and called a blessing over the kneeling pair of perjurers?" - Thackeray. 2, to end: to finish. "This very evening have I amen'd the volume†- Southey.
By Daniel Lyons
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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n. [Hebrew] An expression used at the end of the prayers, 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. It is used also to denote Christ as being one who is true and faithful; and adjective, to signify made true, verified, or fulfilled.
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