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AMEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

Synonyms:

Amen; Amon; Amun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Amen and amen!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Dimly I heard someone murmur "Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on," and then the owl-eyed man said "Amen to that," in a brave voice.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)