Hallelujah vs Hosanna - What's the difference?
hallelujah | hosanna |
An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.
A cry of ‘hosanna’.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 23:
As interjections the difference between hallelujah and hosanna
is that hallelujah is an exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God while hosanna is a cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.As nouns the difference between hallelujah and hosanna
is that hallelujah is a shout of “Hallelujah” while hosanna is a cry of ‘hosanna’.As a verb hallelujah
is to cry "hallelujah" in praise.hallelujah
English
Alternative forms
* halleluja * halleluiah * alleluiaInterjection
(en interjection)- Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
Quotations
* So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. -hosanna
English
(wikipedia hosanna)Alternative forms
* hosana * hosannah * hoshanna * hoshianaInterjection
Noun
(en noun)- The hall rang with the hosannas of the faithful, while the women knelt at his feet to ask for salvation.