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amen

/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/

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What does amen mean?

interjection

  1. At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
  2. Used to indicate emphatic agreement.

adverb

  1. Certainly; verily.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.

verb

  1. To say amen.
  2. To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

interjection

  1. Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”).

proper noun

  1. Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
  2. A surname.
  3. Alternative form of Amun.

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IPA pronunciation

/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/(ˌ)eɪˈmɛn//ˈeɪmɛn/
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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.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
The codicil, containing this bequest, concluded with these words, "God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen."
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
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Amen,” was the murmured response from the lips of Tom and Mammy, and some of the elder ones, who belonged to the Methodist church.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
Christ said to a lot of men who took the amen pews: "The publicans and harlots will go into heaven before you."
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
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.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475