| Pronunciation: | | how'zanu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cry of praise or adoration (to God) |
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| | See Also: | | call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 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.) |
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| | Definition: | | save I pray thee; keep; preserve |
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| | Related Terms: | | Agnus Dei, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, applause, Benedicite, canticle, chant, cheer, chorale, chorus of cheers, cry, doxology, Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis, Gloria Patri, hallelujah, hooray, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, Introit, laud, Magnificat, mantra, Miserere, motet, Nunc Dimittis, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, rah, report, response, responsory, shout, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, versicle, yell, yippee |
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