Ambrose
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”
Other words from Ambrose
- Am·bro·sian [am-broh-zhuhn], /æmˈbroʊ ʒən/, adjective
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How to use Ambrose in a sentence
Someone at Ambrose’s church has donated a TV set that she’ll pick up over the weekend.
‘Gregory has an apartment’: Friendship Place helps a man into his own home | John Kelly | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostWhen Gregory had satisfied all the requirements for permanent supportive housing, Pinkard and Ambrose helped in his search for an apartment.
‘Gregory has an apartment’: Friendship Place helps a man into his own home | John Kelly | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostGregory is one of a dozen clients Ambrose counsels at Friendship Place, where she has worked for a year.
‘Gregory has an apartment’: Friendship Place helps a man into his own home | John Kelly | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostCongratulations flooded in from several of the couple’s celebrity friends including Ciara, Lala Anthony, June Ambrose and Eniko Hart.
The word “Carcosa,” which Chambers borrowed from Ambrose Bierce, and which later showed up in the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
Here he picks his five favorite horror novels, from Ambrose Bierce to Stephen King.
Carsten Stroud’s Book Bag: My Top Five Horror Classics | Carsten Stroud | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStylist June Ambrose has designed a line of wearable heels that debuts Friday on HSN.
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s Stylist Releases Shoe Line With HSN | Allison Samuels | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJune Ambrose is known in certain circles for slightly her eccentric tastes.
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s Stylist Releases Shoe Line With HSN | Allison Samuels | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmbrose says, “He came down hard on market hunters or anyone who killed for sport.”
Origen, Ambrose, and Augustine unite in prohibiting the representation of the Deity by any material object.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowFrancis Ambrose Didot, a learned and ingenious French printer, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellI do not know how the meal would have passed had Ambrose not been present.
The Hermit Of ------ Street | Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)Now it will never be in my power to go back to St. Ambrose's.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerUnquestionably the one nearest to her at present is that she should go to St. Ambrose's.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah Tytler
British Dictionary definitions for Ambrose
/ (ˈæmbrəʊz) /
Saint. ?340–397 ad, bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4
Curtly (ˈkɜːtlɪ). born 1963, Antiguan cricketer; played for the West Indies 1987–2000
Derived forms of Ambrose
- Ambrosian, adjective
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