amen

Interjection (1)

1. At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
   • As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euerſhall be: worlde without ende. Amen.1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “At the Communion”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC, folio...
   • Alſo I ſhooke my lap, and ſaid, So God ſhake out euery man from his houſe, and from his labour, that performeth not this promiſe, euen thus be he ſhaken out, and emptied. And all the Congregation ſaid, Amen, and praiſed the Lord. And the people did according to this promiſe.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Nehemiah 5:13, column 1
2. (colloquial) Used to indicate emphatic agreement.
   • Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!1999 May, Matt Groening, “Hell Is Other Robots”, in Futurama, season 1, episode 9

Adverb

amen (not comparable)

1. Certainly; verily.
   • Iesvs anſvvered, Amen, Amen I ſay to thee, Vnles a man be borne againe of vvater and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.1582, English College of Rheims, transl., The New Testament of Jesus Christ, John 3:5, page 222

Noun

amen (plural amens)

1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
   • The amens of the dusty clerk appear, like Macbeth’s, to stick in his throat a little; but Captain Cuttle helps him out, […]1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC
   • [H]is `Amens' were ejected at the pulpit with the severity of a reprimand.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 12

Verb

amen (third-person singular simple present amens, present participle amening, simple past and past participle amened)

1. (intransitive) To say amen.
   • The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home.1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
   • Most of the church amened and applauded.2015, T. M. Young, Much Given, Much Required, page xxx
2. (transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
   • spending the first half of the rally amening any mention of God or Reagan1984 August 11, Gail Ann Williams, “Convention Views: On The Street, In The Hall”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 3

Interjection (2) capitalized: Amen

1. Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”).

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Amen

Amen

1. Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
   • To the angel of the church of Laodicea, write:
     These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.1973, New Testament (New International Version), Revelation 3:14

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Amen

Amen

1. A surname.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Amen

Amen

1. (alternative) Alternative form of Amun.