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hosanna

American  
[hoh-zan-uh] / hoʊˈzæn ə /

interjection

  1. (an exclamation, originally an appeal to God for deliverance, used in praise of God or Christ.)

noun

plural

hosannas

  1. a cry of “hosanna.”

  2. a shout of praise or adoration; an acclamation.

verb (used with object)

hosannaed, hosannaing

  1. to praise, applaud, etc..

    The critics hosannaed his new play.
hosanna British  
/ həʊˈzænə /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of praise, esp one to God

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noun

  1. the act of crying "hosanna"

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Etymology

Origin of hosanna

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin (h)ōsanna, from Greek (h)ōsanná, from Hebrew hōshʿā-nā, shortening of hōsh(i) ʿāh nnā “save, we pray”; replacing Middle English, Old English osanna, from Late Latin, as above

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