ambrosian

3 definitions found

ambrosian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a.
     Ambrosial. [R.] --. Jonson.
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  Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a.
     Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or
     ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan,
     instituted by St. Ambrose.
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     Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced
        by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.
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ambrosian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ambrosian
      adj 1: of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; "Ambrosian chants"
      2: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a
         nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: ambrosial,
         ambrosian, nectarous]
      3: worthy of the gods [syn: ambrosial, ambrosian]