[syn: ambrosial, ambrosian]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a.
Ambrosial. [R.] --. Jonson.
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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.
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Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced
by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.
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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]