Amen

1. a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

At the end of religious prayers: so be it.; Used to indicate emphatic agreement.

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).

inflection of amar:; third-person plural present subjunctive

amen

Etymology: Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).

amen

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Hebrew אמן.

amen; so be it; that's it; end of story

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin āmēn.

obsolete spelling of amém

amen; at the end of Judeo-Christian prayers: so be it; amen; an expression of strong agreement

Etymology: Inherited from Middle Dutch amen, from Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (amén, “certainly, truly”).

amen! (at the end of religious prayers); amen! (used to end a statement)

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn). First attested in 1513.

amen (at the end of religious prayers)

amen; so be it, let it be; amen; truly, verily

Etymology: Borrowed from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”); cognate with Arabic آمِين (ʔāmīn), Aramaic אַמִין (ʾamīn), Classical Syriac ܐܰܡܺܝܢ (ʾamīn).