"so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche" meaning in German

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Phrase

Audio: De-so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “as certain as the Amen in church”, that is, with the same certainty that service participants will say “amen” when required; e.g. in Catholic services, whenever the priest says in Ewigkeit (“forever”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|as certain as the Amen in church}} “as certain as the Amen in church”, {{lit|as certain as the Amen in church}} Literally, “as certain as the Amen in church” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche
  1. absolutely certain; undoubtable
    Sense id: en-so_sicher_wie_das_Amen_in_der_Kirche-de-phrase-frlcGufF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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