hosanna Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cry of praise or adoration (to God)

WordNet

Ho*san"na noun
Etymology
Gr. , fr. Heb. hoshi'ah nnasave now, save, we pray, hoshia' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of yasha') + na, a particle.
Wordforms
plural Hosannas
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913