hosanna

(hō zan′ə, -zä′nə)

noun, interjection

(an exclamation) used to give praise to God

Origin: ME osanna < OE < LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) hōsanna < Heb hōshīʼāh nnā, lit., save, we pray

See hosanna in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ho·san·nah

interjection

Used to express praise or adoration to God.

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English osanna

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , from Late Latin ōsanna

Origin: , from Greek hōsanna

Origin: , from Hebrew hôša‘-nā’, deliver us

Origin: : hôša‘

Origin: , second person singular of hôšîa‘, to save; see wīע in Semitic roots

Origin: + -nā’, injunctive particle

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