Definition of "amen" []

• Used at the end of a prayer or a statement to express assent or approval. (interjection)

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• "Then again, he did use the word "mellifluous" just for flare -- maybe saying, "amen" is just some literary device we don't understand yet ..."
• "Hell if you go back and look at the comments you will see ALL of what you term his amen corner saying he should write about G Gordon Liddy whom IS an equivalent of Bill Ayers instead of continuing to get on the tireswing and yearn for the McCain of old."
• "The word amen means truly, certainly, so be it -- from the verb to confirm, to establish, to be true."