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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose;
- Example: "Ambrosian chants"

2. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant;
- Example: "a nectarous drink"
- Example: "ambrosial food"
[syn: ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous]

3. worthy of the gods;
[syn: ambrosial, ambrosian]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a. Ambrosial. [R.] --. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]