Hosanna Definition

hōzanə, hōzänə
hosannas
interjection
Used to express praise or adoration to God.
American Heritage
noun
A cry of “hosanna.”
American Heritage
(an exclamation) Used to give praise to God.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hosanna

Noun

Singular:
hosanna
Plural:
hosannas

Origin of Hosanna

  • Middle English osanna from Old English from Late Latin ōsanna from Greek hōsanna from Hebrew hôša‘-nā’ deliver us hôša‘ second person sing. imperative of hôšîa‘ to save wṯʕ in Semitic roots -nā’ injunctive particle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin osanna, hosanna, from Ancient Greek ὡσαννά (hosanna), from Aramaic אושענא ('ōsha‘nā), from Classical Hebrew הוֹשַׁענָא (hōsha‘nā, “please save”).

    From Wiktionary

Hosanna Sentence Examples

  • The ceremony begins with the singing by the choir of the anthem Hosanna Filio David; the collect follows; then the singing of a lesson from Exodus xv.

  • Some of his faces caused a titter in the audience, who were then asked to stand and sing ' Hosanna '.

  • Some of his faces caused a titter in the audience, who were then asked to stand and sing ' Hosanna ' .

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Words Starting With

HHOHOS

Words Ending With

ANANNA

Unscrambles

hosanna

Words Starting With H and Ending With A

Starts With H & Ends With AStarts With HO & Ends With AStarts With H & Ends With NA

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With H7 Letter Words Ending With A