American vs Amen - What's the difference?
american | amen |
An indigenous inhabitant of the Americas; an American Indian. (Now chiefly with qualifying word.)
* 2007 , James Twitchell, Shopping for God, p 47
* 1711 , (Joseph Addison), The Spectator , 56.1:
* 2012 , (Jonathan Keates), ‘Mon Père, ce héros’, Literary Review , 402:
An inhabitant of the Americas. More often this is specified as either North American'', ''Central American'' or ''South American.
Originally, a native or inhabitant of the British North American colonies of European descent; now, a person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America.
* 2008 , Chris Moss, The Guardian , 9 Aug 2008:
The English language as spoken in the USA; American English.
* 1942', We sat down in the central square and drank coffee and a man came up and spoke to us in '''American . — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 756)
Of or pertaining to the Americas. More often this is specified as either "North American" or "South American."
Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, .
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At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
* 1997 , Contemporary American religion: an ethnographic reader :
* 1662 , Book of Common Prayer :
* KJV, Nehemiah 5:13:
* KJV, Psalm 72:18-19:
At the end of a creed or in Koranic and Biblical translations: truly, verily.
* 2006 , The Islamic Traditions of Cirebon: Ibadat and Adat Among Javanese Muslims, page 103
* Rhemish Translation, John 3:5:
An expression of strong agreement.
* 1999 May, Matt Groening, “Hell Is Other Robots”, Futurama , season 1, episode 9
An instance of saying ‘amen’.
* 2006 , Evault Boswell, The Iron Mountain Baby
A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
* 1611 , — Revelation 3:14, KJV
As an adjective american
is american.As a noun american
is an american man.As an interjection amen is
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English
Noun
(en noun)- And in the efforts of American Muslims to achieve a more market-savvy Islam. Just look at Wicca
- The Americans believe that all creatures have souls.
- Within a few months the ‘slave Alexandre’ had been successfully transformed into what, across the Channel, was called a ‘blackamoor dandy’. Parisians preferred the more politely euphemistic term ‘American ’.
- Every American' s origin is, historically speaking, by immigration, if scientific speculation that points to a human origin in Asia and a migration to the New World over frozen Bering Strait turns out to be correct.
- They say Americans don't walk. Well, they do in the Navajo Nation - because even if northern Arizona has gigabytes of photogenic vistas, getting out of the car is the only way to get your boots covered in desert dust and soak up the silence.
Synonyms
*Western Hemispherian, New Worlder * AmericuntDerived terms
* Central American * North American * South American * AmericanoidProper noun
(en proper noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Thanksgiving is an American tradition.
- He married an American''' woman in order to get an '''American passport.
- Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor.
Usage notes
Sometimes (usually outside of the USA) used pejoratively (see also anti-Americanism).Synonyms
* Western Hemispherian, New Worlder * (US American) United Statesian, USAian, Usanian, Usonian, US American, US-ian; (in Cockney rhyming slang: ) Septic, UsonanHypernyms
* (US American) North AtlanticistDerived terms
(terms derived from American) * Americanese * Americanism * Americanize * Americanization * American aloe * American ash * American Black English * American chameleon * American crocodile * American dream * American dun-bar * American eagle * American elm * American English * American Falls * American Fork * American foxhound * American fries * American goldfinch * American gothic * American Legion * American option * American pit bull terrier * American plan * American Revised Version * American Revolution * American saddle horse * American share * American shorthair * American Spanish * American Staffordshire terrier * American Standard Version * American style option * American Thanksgiving * American War of Independence * American water spaniel * Latin-American Spanish * US Americans (American)See also
* Yankee * YankReferences
* (North America) * (South America) * (United States of America)Anagrams
* * * English eponymsamen
English
Adverb
(-)- Frequently "Amen" or Baha'u'l-Abha could be heard during devotions
- Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen .
- Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even 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. — Nehemiah 5:13, KJV
- Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen', and ' Amen .
- Throughout the praying the audience responds repeatedly with Amen .
- Amen', ' amen , I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
- At the end of surah Fatiha, you should say amen .
Interjection
(en interjection)- Fry:'' Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / ''Leela: Amen !
Noun
(en noun)- A chorus of amens rang out across the audience.
- And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen , the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God