amen

Meanings

Adverb

• At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
• In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: truly, verily.

Interjection

• An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".

Noun

• An instance of saying ‘amen’.
• A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

Verb

• To say amen.
• To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

Origin

• From Middle English amen, from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Ancient Hebrew אָמֵן ("certainly, truly") (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ, Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe!, swā hit [[wesan, and [[wesan.