Ambrose
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ambrose in British English:
UK [ˈæmbrəuz]
How to pronounce Ambrose in American English:
US [ˈæmˌbroz]
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- 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
Word Origin
- Ambrose
- masc. proper name, from Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios "immortal, belonging to the immortals" (see ambrosia). The Ambrosian Library in Milan is named for Saint Ambrose (d.397), bishop of Milan.
Example
- 1. Stephen ambrose is a historian and teacher .
- 2. John ambrose 's battle for a national definition goes back 36 years .
- 3. Frank ambrose joined linden lab in august 2008 as the senior vice president of global technology .
- 4. Hong kong 's chief executive tung chee-hwa announced yesterday the appointments of henry tang ying-yen as new financial secretary and ambrose lee siu-kwong as secretary for security .
- 5. Nestorian church & bishop ambrose ; the church above the emperor .