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AMBROSIAN

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worthy of the gods

Synonyms:

ambrosial; ambrosian

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

heavenly (of or belonging to heaven or god)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant

Example:

ambrosial food

Synonyms:

ambrosial; ambrosian; nectarous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose

Example:

Ambrosian chants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Ambrose ((Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397))

Derivation:

Ambrose ((Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397))

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