Meaning

At the end of religious prayers: so be it..

Definitions by Sense

1. At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
2. (colloquial) Used to indicate emphatic agreement.
3. (biblical) Certainly; verily.
4. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
5. (intransitive) To say amen.
6. (transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

Example Sentences

As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euerſhall be: worlde without ende. Amen.

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.

Bleſſed be the Lord God, the God of Iſrael, who only doth wonderous things. And bleſſed be his glorious name for euer, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

May GOD, to Whom be praise and whose name be exalted, the King of Kings, vouchsafe His grace and may the Prophet Muhammed (on whom be the benediction and peace of GOD) grant His Blessings to this Proclamation. Amen! O Lord of the Universe!

Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!

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.

The amens of the dusty clerk appear, like Macbeth’s, to stick in his throat a little; but Captain Cuttle helps him out, […]

Word Forms

• amens
• amening
• amened

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