/aˈmen/
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Translation
amen
Word origin
From Hebrew amen ('truly, so be it'), passed through Greek and Church Latin into the languages of Christian worship. English uses the same word unchanged.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Root
- amen
- English cognates
- amen
Examples
oración .
He finished the prayer and everyone said amen.
, .
May it all go well, and amen.
¡! mucha .
Amen! I hope you have lots of luck in your new job.
susurró .
Grandmother closed her eyes and whispered an amen.
, .
He said what he thought and stayed perfectly calm, and that was that.
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