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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hosanna \Ho*san"na\ (h[-o]*z[a^]n"n[.a]), n.; pl {Hosannas} (-n[.a]z). [Gr. ?, fr Heb. h[=o]sh[=i]'[=a]h nn[=a]save now save, we pray, h[=o]sh[=i]a' to save (Hiphil, a causative form of y[=a]sha') + n[=a], a particle.] A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings. ``Hosanna to the Highest.'' --Milton. Hosanna to the Son of David. --Matt. xxi. 9. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hosanna n : a cry of praise or adoration (to God) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hosanna Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Ps 118:25.) From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Hosanna, save I pray thee; keep preserve
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