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AMBROSIAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worthy of the gods
Synonyms:
ambrosial; ambrosian
Classified under:
Similar:
heavenly (of or belonging to heaven or god)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
Example:
ambrosial food
Synonyms:
ambrosial; ambrosian; nectarous
Classified under:
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose
Example:
Ambrosian chants
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Ambrose ((Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397))
Derivation:
Ambrose ((Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397))
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