ambrosian

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adjective

Ambrosial.

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ambrosialnectaroustastyheavenly
OriginEnglish ambrosia ← Latin ambrosia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā) →
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Meanings

ambrosian1

adjectiveambrosian (comparative more ambrosian, superlative most ambrosian)

comparative more ambrosian · superlative most ambrosian

  1. Ambrosial.

    Ambrosian hands

    1625, Ben Jonson, The Fortunate Isles and Their Union

Ambrosian2

adjectiveAmbrosian (comparative more Ambrosian, superlative most Ambrosian)

comparative more Ambrosian · superlative most Ambrosian

  1. Of or relating to Saint Ambrose.

    the Ambrosian office, or ritual

    a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St Ambrose

nounAmbrosian (plural Ambrosians)

plural Ambrosians

  1. A religious follower of St Ambrose.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant

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ambrosialnectaroustasty

adjectiveworthy of the gods

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ambrosialheavenly
Also see
ambrosiacambrosialheavenlynectaroustasty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

ambrosian · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mer-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mr̥tós
  5. Proto-Indo-European*n̥mr̥tós
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ə́mrətos
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)
  9. Latinambrosia
  10. Englishambrosia
  11. Englishambrosian

From ambrosia + -n.

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Ambrosian · adjective, noun

  1. Latinambrosiānus
  2. Middle Englishambrosien
  3. EnglishAmbrosian

From Middle English ambrosien, from Latin ambrosiānus; equivalent to Ambrose + -ian.

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Translations

Portuguese ambrosiano
  • ambrosianorelating to St Ambrose
Cite this entry
APA

ambrosian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosian

MLA

“ambrosian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambrosian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosian.

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