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Ambrosian

adjective

Of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose.

Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant. Synonyms: ambrosial, nectarous. "Ambrosial food"

Worthy of the gods. Synonym: ambrosial.

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"Ambrosian" Quotes from Famous Books

... eaters, would have actually consumed. Lord Alvanley's three hearty suppers, the exploits of the old member of Parliament in Boz's sketch of Bellamy's (I forget his real name, but he was not a myth), and other things might be quoted to show that there is a fatal verisimilitude in the Ambrosian feasts which may, or may not, make them shocking (they don't shock me), but which certainly takes them out of the category of merely humorous exaggeration. The Shepherd's "jugs" numerous as they are (and by the way the Shepherd propounds two absolutely ...

— Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 • George Saintsbury

... unbroken, his genius unimpaired; and even there he composed some pieces, both in prose and verse, which were triumphantly appealed to by his friends in proof of his sanity. To this period we may probably refer the "Veglie," or "Watches" of Tasso, the manuscript of which was discovered in the Ambrosian Library, at Milan, toward the end of the last century. They are written in prose, and express the author's melancholy thoughts in elegant and poetic language. The "Jerusalem" had now been published and republished both in Italy and France, and Europe rang with its praises; yet the author ...

— Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 of 8 • Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Words linked to "Ambrosian" : tasty, Ambrose, heavenly