Amen vs. Omen — What's the Difference?

Amen (Hebrew: אָמֵן‎, ʾāmēn; Ancient Greek: ἀμήν, amên; Arabic: آمین‎, āmīn(a); Aramaic/Classical Syriac: ܐܡܝܢ‎, 'amīn) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian and Islamic worship, as a concluding word, or as a response to a prayer.

An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods.These omens include natural phenomena, for example an eclipse, abnormal births of animals (especially humans) and behaviour of the sacrificial lamb on its way to the slaughter.

Variant of Amun.

An event regarded as a portent of good or evil

Used at the end of a prayer or a statement to express assent or approval.

A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.

At the end of religious prayers: so be it.

Prognostication; portent

In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: certainly, verily.

To be a prophetic sign of; portend.

An expression of strong agreement, often in the phrase "amen to that".

Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.

An instance of saying ‘amen’.

A thing of prophetic significance.

A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

(transitive) To be an omen of.

(intransitive) To say amen.

(intransitive) To divine or predict from omens.

(transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.

An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily.

To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.

To say Amen to; to sanction fully.

A sign of something about to happen;

A primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

Indicate by signs;