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amen

Hebrew word signifying affirmation (‘so be it’), commonly used at the close of a Jewish or Christian prayer or hymn. As used by Jesus in the New Testament, it was traditionally translated ‘verily’.



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; while the trumpets sounded and the people cried amen.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
On all occasions, the bystanders listen with profound attention; and at the end of every sentence respond one word in unison, apparently equivalent to an amen.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Rachel says, `Pyes they always were and Pyes they always will be, world without end, amen.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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