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Definition of Ambrose
1. Noun. (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).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Bishop, Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Composer, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Derivative terms: Ambrosian
Definition of Ambrose
1. n. A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3.
Definition of Ambrose
1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
3. Noun. A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambrose
Literary usage of Ambrose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"Ambrose considers the toleration of the Jewish, as the persecution of the Christian,
religion; boldly declares that he himself, and every true believer, ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1864)
"St. Bede. St. Ambrose—St. Bernard. St. Ambrose—St.Gre. ... St. Gregory. P.
Urban VIII. St. Ambrose. Prudentius. St. Ambrose. ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"had disposed him to love and admire the character of Ambrose, who united all ...
Ambrose con- Milera the toleration of the Jewish as the persecution of the ..."
4. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey (1849)
"Ambrose, who, as consular over the provinces of Liguria and . ... A child —
perhaps so instructed — shouted the name of Ambrose ; and this was considered to ..."