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[hoh-zan-uh]

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interjection

(an exclamation, originally an appeal to God for deliverance, used in praise of God or Christ.)

noun

a cry of “hosanna.”

a shout of praise or adoration; an acclamation.

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verb (used with object)

to praise, applaud, etc.: The critics hosannaed his new play.

Origin:
< Late Latin (h)ōsanna < Greek ōsanná < Heb hōsh(i) ʿāh nnā save, we pray; replacing Middle English, Old English osanna < Late Latin, as above

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hosanna (həʊˈzænə)

—*interj*
1.	an exclamation of praise, esp one to God

—n
2.	the act of crying "hosanna"

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

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hosanna

O.E. osanna, from Heb. hosha'na, probably a shortening of hoshi'ah-nna "save, we pray" (cf. Psalms cxviii.25), from imper. of y-sh- (cf. yeshua "salvation, deliverance, welfare") + emphatic particle -na. Originally an appeal for deliverance; used in Christian Church as an ascription of praise, because

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when Jesus entered Jerusalem this was shouted by Galilean pilgrims in recognition of his messiahhood (Matt. xxi.9, 15, etc.).

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