HOW TO PRONOUNCE
amen
/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/
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What does amen mean?
interjection
- At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
- Used to indicate emphatic agreement.
adverb
- Certainly; verily.
More meanings (7)
noun
- An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb
- To say amen.
- To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
interjection
- Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”).
proper noun
- Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
- A surname.
- Alternative form of Amun.
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IPA pronunciation
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Let me say “amen” betimes, lest the devil cross my prayer, for here he comes in the likeness of a Jew.
The codicil, containing this bequest, concluded with these words, "God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen."
More book examples (3)
“Amen,” was the murmured response from the lips of Tom and Mammy, and some of the elder ones, who belonged to the Methodist church.
Christ said to a lot of men who took the amen pews: "The publicans and harlots will go into heaven before you."
Soon all my faculties are absorbed in speculating which will arrive first, the "Amen" or the "B flat" which is wending its way to wards me.