amén

amen

adverb ah-MEN Rare

Origin: From Hebrew āmēn ('so be it'), via Greek and Latin.

Also means

in addition to

Usage Note

Amén has two distinct registers: in religious contexts it closes a prayer ('amen'); in everyday speech the phrase amén de means 'in addition to' or 'apart from' — amén de su talento, tiene experiencia ('in addition to his talent, he has experience'). The idiomatic decir amén a todo ('to say amen to everything') means to agree uncritically with whatever is proposed.

Examples

"Todos dijeron amén al final de la oración."

Natural Translation

Everyone said amen at the end of the prayer.

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