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 amen  [amen amens] BrE [ɑːˈmen]  NAmE [ɑːˈmen]  BrE [eɪˈmen]  NAmE [eɪˈmen]   (also  Amen) exclamation, noun
 a word used at the end of prayers and  ↑hymns, meaning ‘may it be so’
 •We ask this through our Lord, Amen.
 •Amen to that  (= I certainly agree with that).
 
 Word Origin:
 Old English, from  ecclesiastical Latin, from  Greek amēn, from  Hebrew 'āmēn ‘truth, certainty’, used as an adverb to express agreement, and adopted in the Septuagint as a solemn expression of belief or affirmation.
 
 
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