Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express praise or adoration to God.
- noun A cry of “hosanna.”
- noun A shout of fervent and worshipful praise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exclamation praying God for deliverance, or an acclamation or ascription of praise to God.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection A
cry ofpraise oradoration toGod in liturgical use among theJews , and said to have been shouted in recognition of theMessiahship ofJesus on his entry intoJerusalem ; hence since used in theChristian Church . - noun A cry of ‘hosanna’.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hosanna to the Son of David\ etc. The word hosanna means,
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In every Mass the word hosanna is said twice during the Sanctus at the end of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Hastings '"Dict of the Bible" that the word hosanna was derived from
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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It was with this indefinite meaning that the word hosanna passed, at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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The proper signification of hosanna is that which we find,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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If Jesus really raised Lazarus from the grave, and entered Jerusalem at the head of a procession, waving branches and shouting, "hosanna" -- if he was really crucified in Jerusalem, and ascended from one of its environs -- is it possible that Paul neither saw Jesus nor heard anything about these miracles?
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That the populace easily changed their cry from "hosanna" to "crucify him" is not surprising.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth Rush Rhees
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Additionally, very few people, particularly outside the church, have any idea what "hosanna" means.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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Additionally, very few people, particularly outside the church, have any idea what "hosanna" means.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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Additionally, very few people, particularly outside the church, have any idea what "hosanna" means.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
fbharjo commented on the word hosanna
wt' compared to w'th see oasis
January 22, 2013