amen 音标拼音: [em'ɛn] [ɑm'ɛn]
int . 阿门
Amen n 1 :
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath ;
worshipped especially at Thebes [
synonym : {
Amen }, {
Amon },
{
Amun }]
Amen \
A `
men "\,
v .
t .
To say Amen to ;
to sanction fully .
[
1913 Webster ]
Amen \
A `
men "\ (?;
277 ),
interj .,
adv ., &
n . [
L .
amen ,
Gr .
'
amh `
n ,
Heb . [=
a ]
m [=
e ]
n certainly ,
truly .]
An expression used at the end of prayers ,
and meaning ,
So be it .
At the end of a creed ,
it is a solemn asseveration of belief .
When it introduces a declaration ,
it is equivalent to truly ,
verily .
Note :
It is used as a noun ,
to denote :
(
a )
concurrence in belief ,
or in a statement ;
assent ;
(
b )
the final word or act ;
(
c )
Christ as being one who is true and faithful .
[
1913 Webster ]
And let all the people say ,
Amen . --
Ps .
cvi .
48 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Amen ,
amen ,
I say to thee ,
except a man be born again ,
he can not see the kingdom of God . --
John ii .
3 .
Rhemish Trans .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To say amen to },
to approve warmly ;
to concur in heartily or emphatically ;
to ratify ;
as ,
I say Amen to all .
[
1913 Webster ]
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "
amen ":
OK ,
Roger ,
absolutely ,
affirmative ,
affirmative attitude ,
affirmativeness ,
agreed ,
all right ,
alright ,
alrighty ,
as you say ,
assuredly ,
aye ,
be it so ,
by all means ,
certainly ,
da ,
done ,
exactly ,
fine ,
good ,
good enough ,
hear ,
indeed ,
indeedy ,
it is that ,
ja ,
just so ,
mais oui ,
most assuredly ,
naturally ,
naturellement ,
nod ,
nod of assent ,
of course ,
okay ,
oui ,
positively ,
precisely ,
quite ,
rather ,
really ,
right ,
right as rain ,
right you are ,
righto ,
so be it ,
so is it ,
so it is ,
sure ,
sure thing ,
surely ,
that is so ,
thumbs -
up ,
to be sure ,
truly ,
very well ,
well and good ,
why yes ,
yea ,
yea -
saying ,
yeah ,
yep ,
yes ,
yes indeed ,
yes indeedy ,
yes sir ,
yes sirree ,
you are right ,
you bet ,
you said it ,
you speak truly Amen This Hebrew word means firm ,
and hence also faithful (
Rev .
3 :
14 ).
In Isa .
65 :
16 ,
the Authorized Version has "
the God of truth ,"
which in Hebrew is "
the God of Amen ."
It is frequently used by our Saviour to give emphasis to his words ,
where it is translated "
verily ."
Sometimes ,
only ,
however ,
in John '
s Gospel ,
it is repeated , "
Verily ,
verily ."
It is used as an epithet of the Lord Jesus Christ (
Rev .
3 :
14 ).
It is found singly and sometimes doubly at the end of prayers (
Ps .
41 :
13 ;
72 :
19 ;
89 :
52 ),
to confirm the words and invoke the fulfilment of them .
It is used in token of being bound by an oath (
Num .
5 :
22 ;
Deut .
27 :
15 -
26 ;
Neh .
5 :
13 ;
8 :
6 ;
1 Chr .
16 :
36 ).
In the primitive churches it was common for the general audience to say "
Amen "
at the close of the prayer (
1 Cor .
14 :
16 ).
The promises of God are Amen ;
i .
e .,
they are all true and sure (
2 Cor .
1 :
20 ).
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