Meaning
At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןbor. Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin āmēnder. Old English āmen Middle English amen English amen Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels; elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly, indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 17 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-11NAELMTY
- 2026-04-15AETNMPV
- 2026-03-28NABEMKT
- 2026-02-14MABEGIN
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2025-12-05ENAMCBI
- 2025-10-26MAEINTY
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-01NAKECHM
- 2025-05-10MAOHENP
- 2025-03-09MANGELT
- 2025-02-09MALFEIN
+5 earlier appearances in the archive.