ho|san|na

ho|san|na «hoh ZAN uh», interjection, noun, plural -nas, verb, -naed, -na|ing.

–interj.

a shout of praise to God: »

And the multitudes…cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David…Hosanna in the highest (Matthew 21:9).

SYNONYM(S): hallelujah.

–n.

1. a cry of “hosanna.”

2. a shout of praise or adoration; acclamation: »

In the face of Democratic hosannas over the contract's imminent death, President Eisenhower again defended it as “a good, fair agreement” (New York Times).

–v.t.

to praise or acclaim with shouts of “hosanna”: »

This James Naylor suffered himself to be hosannaed into Bristol as Christ was into Jerusalem (Charles Leslie).

–v.i.

to cry or shout “hosanna.”

╂[< Late Latin hōsanna < Greek hōsanná < Hebrew hōshā'-nå, short for hōshī 'āh-nnå save, we pray]