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hosanna

[ hoh-zan-uh ]

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

/ əʊˈæə /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of praise, esp one to God
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of crying "hosanna"
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hosanna1

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin ()ōԲԲ, from Greek ()ōԲá, from Hebrew ōʿ-, shortening of hōsh(i) ʿāh nnā “save, we pray”; replacing Middle English, Old English osanna, from Late Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hosanna1

Old English osanna, via Late Latin from Greek, from Hebrew hōshi `āh nnā save now, we pray
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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.

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Unlike a signed bill or a freshly inked executive order, there's rarely one name at which observers can launch their hosannas and brickbats.

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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.

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You’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, so that explains the hosannas swirling around for Bishop Tod D. Brown.

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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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