Hosanna /(hō̇*zăn"nȧ)/

Ho·san·na

Hosanna

n.

pl. Hosannas ((-nȧz))

[Gr. , fr. Heb. hōshī'āh nnāsave now, save, we pray, hōshīa' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of yāsha') + nā, a particle.]

A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.
Hosanna to the Son of David.
— Matt. xxi. 9.

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