ambrose

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun (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)

AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE, Northern General. — The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool? — Cruel as the grave, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
'You're quite wrong,' said Ambrose. — The House of Souls, Arthur Machen

Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose

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