Hosannas

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hosanna \Ho*san"na\ (h[-o]*z[a^]n"n[.a]), n.; pl. {Hosannas}
     (-n[.a]z). [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. h[=o]sh[imac]'[=a]h nn[=a]save
     now, save, we pray, h[=o]sh[imac]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.


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           Hosanna to the Son of David.             --Matt. xxi.
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