Definizione monolingua

amen

amen (third-person singular simple present amens, present participle amening, simple past and past participle amened)

1. To say Amen.

   The whole congregation amened in unison.

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, 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 — Revelation 3:14, KJV

amen (not comparable)

1. At the end of Judeo-Christian 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. At the end of a creed or in Biblical translations: truly, verily.
   • 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.

Definizione dizionario amen

	amen
	truly, verily
	so be it
	Interjection said or sung by Jews or Christians to express a wish that the prayer should be fulfilled.

Altri significati:

An instance of saying ‘amen’.

At the end of a creed or in Biblical translations: truly, verily.

An expression of strong agreement.

To say Amen.

A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

At the end of Judeo-Christian prayers: so be it.