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hosanna
[ hoh-zan-uh ]
interjection
- (an exclamation, originally an appeal to God for deliverance, used in praise of God or Christ.)
noun
- a cry of “hosanna.”
- a shout of praise or adoration; an acclamation.
verb (used with object)
- to praise, applaud, etc.:
The critics hosannaed his new play.
hosanna
/ əʊˈæə /
interjection
- an exclamation of praise, esp one to God
noun
- the act of crying "hosanna"
Word History and Origins
Origin of hosanna1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hosanna1
Example Sentences
The Oilers will play again on Sunday, the traditional Christian Sabbath, and the faithful will once again file into Rogers Place to offer hosannas at decibel levels loud enough to make your ears bleed.
Unlike a signed bill or a freshly inked executive order, there's rarely one name at which observers can launch their hosannas and brickbats.
In all the hosannas to democracy from Biden and the political elites at MSNBC, what is lost is that democracy isn't an end in itself, but a means, ideally towards more good for more people.
You’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, so that explains the hosannas swirling around for Bishop Tod D. Brown.
Then the crowds descended on Mossadegh’s home, their eyes burning with fanatical fire, and shouted hosannas for the old man.
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