English
amen
see also: Amen
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /eɪˈmɛn/, /ɑːˈmɛn/, /ˈeɪ.mɛn/
Adverb

amen (not comparable)

  1. At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
    • 1662, Book of Common Prayer:
      Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
    • KJV, Nehemiah 5:13:
      Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise. — Nehemiah 5:13, KJV
    • KJV, Psalm 72:18-19:
      Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
  2. In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: truly, verily.
    • Bible in Rhemish translation, John 3:5:
      Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
Translations Translations Interjection
  1. An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
    • 1999 May, Matt Groening, “Hell Is Other Robots”, Futurama, season 1, episode 9
      Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!
Translations Noun

amen (plural amens)

  1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
  2. A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
    • 1611, — Revelation 3:14, KJV
      And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God
Translations Verb

amen (amens, present participle amening; past and past participle amened)

  1. (intransitive) To say amen.
    • 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Sunday,"
      The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home.
    • 2015, T. M. Young, Much Given, Much Required (page xxx)
      Most of the church amened and applauded.
  2. (transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
Translations
  • Portuguese: dizer amém, dar amém
Amen
Proper noun
  1. (biblical) Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
    • 1973, New Testament (New International Version), Revelation 3:14 ↗:
      "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.
Proper noun
  1. Surname
Proper noun
  1. Alternative form of Amun


This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
Offline English dictionary