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Hosea definition

Ho·sea (hō zē′ə, -zā′ə)

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th cent.
  2. the book of his writings

Etymology: Heb hōshēaʼ, lit., salvation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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