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hoʊˈzæn əhosan·na

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hosannanoun

    a cry of praise or adoration (to God)

Wiktionary

  1. hosannanoun

    A cry of 'hosanna'.

  2. hosannainterjection

    A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.

  3. Etymology: From osanna, hosanna, from ὡσαννά, from אושענא, from הושע נא.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hosannanoun

    An exclamation of praise to God.

    Etymology: ὁσαννα.

    Through the vast of heav’n
    It sounded, and the faithful armies rung
    Hosanna to the Highest. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

    The publick entrance which Christ made into Jerusalem was celebrated with the hosanna’s and acclamations of the people. Richard Fiddes, Sermons.

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  1. hosanna

    Hosanna is a biblical exclamation used to express adoration, praise, or joy, often during Christian worship. Initially, used in Jewish liturgy, it is found in the Gospels as a shout of acclamation by the crowds when Jesus entered Jerusalem. It is derived from the Hebrew language meaning 'save, we pray'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hosannanoun

    a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings

  2. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. Heb. hsh'h nnsave now, save, we pray, hsha' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of ysha') + n, a particle.]

Wikidata

  1. Hosanna

    Hosanna is a liturgical word in Judaism and Christianity. In Judaism, it is always used in its original Hebrew form, Hoshana.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hosanna in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hosanna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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