Ambrosian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}, {nectarous}]
       3: worthy of the gods [syn: {ambrosial}]