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hosannah

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ho·san·na also ho·san·nah   (hō-zān'ə)   
interj.  Used to express praise or adoration to God.
n.  
  1. A cry of "hosanna."

  2. A shout of fervent and worshipful praise.


[Middle English osanna, from Old English, from Late Latin ōsanna, from Greek hōsanna, from Hebrew hôša'-nā', deliver us : hôša', second person singular of hôšîa', to save; see wṯʕ in Semitic roots + -nā', injunctive particle.]
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