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Ambrose

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Am·brose  (mbrz), Saint a.d. 340?-397.
Writer, composer, and bishop of Milan (374-397) who imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian Church.
Am·brosian (m-brzhn) adj.
Ambrose [ˈæmbrəʊz]
n
1. (Biographies / Ambrose, Saint (?340-397) M, Italian, RELIGION: saint, RELIGION: clergyman, MUSIC: composer) 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
Ambrosian  adj
2. (Biographies / Ambrose, Curtly (1963 M, Antiguan, SPORT AND GAMES: cricketer) Curtly (ˈkɜːtlɪ). born 1963, Antiguan cricketer; played for the West Indies 1987-2000
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Noun1.AmbroseAmbrose - (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)
Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Translations
Ambrose [ˈæmbrəʊz] N → Ambrosio


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Ambrose leaned back in his chair and frowned heavily.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Ambrose attempted consolation; he patted her shoulder; but she showed no signs of admitting him, and feeling it awkward to stand beside a grief that was greater than his, he crossed his arms behind him, and took a turn along the pavement.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
Monica, mother of the holy Augustine, he was heard by brother Ambrose and others to say that he wished twenty thousand devils would fly away with the said Monica, mother of the holy Augustine, or any other saint who came between a man and his meat.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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