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Amen 


Congregational response of assent to liturgical prayers. Amen derives from a Hebrew word that means "truly" or "so be it." 




Glossary definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from "An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians," Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.
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