amen

intj

1. At the end of religious prayers: 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.”

   “May GOD, to Whom be praise and whose name be exalted, the King of Kings, vouchsafe His grace and may the Prophet Muhammed (on whom be the benediction and peace of GOD) grant His Blessings to this Proclamation. Amen! O Lord of the Universe!”

2. (colloquial)Used to indicate emphatic agreement.

   “Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!”

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

adv

1. (not-comparable)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.”

noun

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. (intransitive)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. (transitive)To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

   “spending the first half of the rally amening any mention of God or Reagan”

name

1. Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.

   “To the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.”

2. A surname.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Amun.