amen
InterjektionAdverbSubstantivVerbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//(ˌ)eɪˈmɛn//
At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
Interjektion
- 1
At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euerſhall be: worlde without ende. Amen.
Alſo I ſhooke my lap, and ſaid, So God ſhake out euery man from his houſe, and from his labour, that performeth not this promiſe, euen 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.
Bleſſed be the Lord God, the God of Iſrael, who only doth wonderous things. And bleſſed be his glorious name for euer, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
- 2
Used to indicate emphatic agreement.
Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!
Herkunft
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןbor. Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin āmēnder. Old English āmen Middle English amen English amen Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels; elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly, indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Adverb
- 1
Certainly; verily.
Iesvs anſvvered, Amen, Amen I ſay to thee, Vnles a man be borne againe of vvater and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
Substantiv
- 1
An instance of saying ‘amen’.
The amens of the dusty clerk appear, like Macbeth’s, to stick in his throat a little; but Captain Cuttle helps him out, […]
[H]is `Amens' were ejected at the pulpit with the severity of a reprimand.
A chorus of amens rang out across the audience.
Verb
- 1
To say amen.
The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home.
Most of the church amened and applauded.
She must be thinking Reverend Hopkins is talking directly to her, because she starts amening and shouting real loud when he gets to the part in Proverbs […]
- 2
To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
spending the first half of the rally amening any mention of God or Reagan
Formen
- Plural
- amens
- Präteritum
- amened
- Partizip II
- amened
- Partizip I
- amening
- 3. Person Singular
- amens
amen · At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
Amen · Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.amendment · An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault…amends · Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.