ambrose
NounUS[am-brohz]/ˈæmˌbroʊz/2 syllables
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Noun (1)
- (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)Synonyms: Saint AmbroseSt. AmbroseInstance of bishop, Church Father, composer +3 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Am′brose (…), noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3. William Turner
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54