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单词 amen
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(ɑːmen, eɪ-)
convention
Amen is said by Christians at the end of a prayer.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.

amen in British English

(ˌeɪˈmɛn, ˌɑːˈmɛn)
exclamation
1. 
so be it!: a term used at the end of a prayer or religious statement
noun
2. 
the use of the word amen, as at the end of a prayer
3.  say amen to
Word origin
C13: via Late Latin via Greek from Hebrew āmēn certainly

Amen in British English

or Amon or Amūn (ˈɑːmən)
noun
Egyptian mythology
a local Theban god, having a ram's head and symbolizing life and fertility, identified by the Egyptians with the national deity Amen-Ra

Amen in American English

(ˈɑmən)
noun
Amon

amen in American English

(ˈeɪˈmɛn; ˈɑˈmɛn)
interjection
1. 
may it be so; so it is
used after a prayer or to express approval
adverb
2.  Archaic
verily
noun
3. 
an instance of speaking or writing “amen”
Word origin
OE < LL(Ec) < Gr amēn < Heb amen, truly, certainly

Examples of 'amen' in a sentence
amen

stepped on and then helped up, because that was how things had always been, for ever and ever, amen.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2003)
They like the status quo, the comforting warmth of what was shall always be, forever and ever, amen.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2003)
What did I expect - a promise to spend the future with me, happy ever after, world without end amen ?
Elizabeth Lowell THIS TIME LOVE (2003)
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