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Hosanna - What does it mean?

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hosanna

English

(wikipedia hosanna)

Alternative forms

* hosana * hosannah * hoshanna * hoshiana

Interjection

  • 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.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cry of ‘hosanna’.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 23:
    • The hall rang with the hosannas of the faithful, while the women knelt at his feet to ask for salvation.

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.