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hosanna en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /hoʊˈzænə/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hoʊˈzɑnə/

Etymology

From Latin osanna, hosanna, from Ancient Greek ὡσαννά (hōsanná), from Aramaic אושענא/ܐܘܫܥܢܐ ('ōsha‘nā), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Translations (35)

sv hosianna (liturgical word) · chr ᎰᏌᎾ (liturgical word) · mi hōhana (liturgical word) · ru оса́нна (liturgical word) · pl hosanna (liturgical word) · mk осана (liturgical word) · ca hosanna (liturgical word) · mnc ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᠰᡝ (liturgical word) · ca ossanna (liturgical word) · fi hoosianna (liturgical word) · bg осанна (liturgical word) · hy օվսաննա (liturgical word) · gl hosanna (liturgical word) · cu ѡсанна (liturgical word) · is hósanna (liturgical word) · mi ōhana (liturgical word) · xag 𐕒𐕚𐔰𐕎𐔰 (liturgical word) · de hosianna (liturgical word) · hu hozsanna (liturgical word) · it osanna (liturgical word) · de hosanna (liturgical word) · ja ホサナ (liturgical word) · es hosanna (liturgical word) · tl osana (liturgical word) · la ōsannā (liturgical word) · cmn 和散那 (liturgical word) · ko 호산나 (liturgical word) · pt hosana (liturgical word) · fr hosanna (liturgical word) · el ωσαννά (liturgical word) · la hōsannā (liturgical word) · grc ὡσαννά (liturgical word) · hi होशाना (liturgical word) · cs hosana (liturgical word) · xcl ովսաննայ (liturgical word)

hosanna en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hoʊˈzænə/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hoʊˈzɑnə/

Etymology

From Latin osanna, hosanna, from Ancient Greek ὡσαννά (hōsanná), from Aramaic אושענא/ܐܘܫܥܢܐ ('ōsha‘nā), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

Meanings

1. A cry of ‘hosanna’.
   • The hall rang with the hosannas of the faithful, while the women knelt at his feet to ask for salvation. 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 23:
   • When we arrived in New York, we found a day of extreme brilliance. It would be impossible ever to forget the first sight of the groups of slender towers that form the skyline of New York City, chanting hosannas to an autumn sky. 1962 February, Osbert Sitwell, “New York in the Twenties”, in The Atlantic:
   • Imagine God in Heaven surrounded by the choirs of adoring angels singing hosannahs unendingly. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 24:
   • I’ve written before about the inevitable, tragic dynamic of this brokeback bromance; Trump needs a mindless cheering section screaming hosannas no matter how often he stumbles toward the nuclear and political precipice. 2018 January 5, Rick Wilson, “Bannon Banished for Telling Truths About Trump as MAGA Monsters Turn on Each Other”, in The Daily Beast:

Forms

hosanna en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /hoʊˈzænə/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hoʊˈzɑnə/

Etymology

From Latin osanna, hosanna, from Ancient Greek ὡσαννά (hōsanná), from Aramaic אושענא/ܐܘܫܥܢܐ ('ōsha‘nā), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To give a cry of ‘hosanna’.

Forms

Translations (1)

it osannare (cry “hosanna”)