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ambrosian

ambrosian adjective: ambrosial.

Adjective (1)

ambrosian (comparative more ambrosian, superlative most ambrosian)

  1. Ambrosial.
    • Ambrosian hands1625, Ben Jonson, The Fortunate Isles and Their Union

Adjective (2) capitalized: Ambrosian

Ambrosian (comparative more Ambrosian, superlative most Ambrosian)

  1. Of or relating to Saint Ambrose.
    • the Ambrosian office, or ritual

Noun capitalized: Ambrosian

Ambrosian (plural Ambrosians)

  1. A religious follower of St Ambrose.

Forms of ambrosian

Adjective
comparativemore ambrosian
superlativemost ambrosian
comparativemore Ambrosian
superlativemost Ambrosian
Noun
pluralAmbrosians

Origin of ambrosian

From ambrosia + -n.

From Middle English ambrosien, from Latin ambrosiānus; equivalent to Ambrose + -ian.

Words formed from ambrosian

Questions about ambrosian

What does ambrosian mean?
Ambrosian means ambrosial.
What part of speech is ambrosian?
Ambrosian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ambrosian in the dictionary

  1. ambrosia fungus
  2. ambrosiac
  3. ambrosiae
  4. ambrosial
  5. ambrosially
  6. ambrosian
  7. Ambrosian chant
  8. Ambrosians
  9. ambrosias
  10. ambrosiate
  11. ambrosin

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