Standard Lemma guide

hosanna

intj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hoʊˈzænə/
  • /hoʊˈzɑnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ænə

1

intj

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cry of ‘hosanna’.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To give a cry of ‘hosanna’.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a cry of praise or adoration (to God)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aghwan: 𐕒𐕚𐔰𐕎𐔰 (osana) — liturgical word
  • Armenian: օվսաննա (ōvsanna) — liturgical word
  • Old Armenian: ովսաննայ (ovsannay) — liturgical word
  • Bulgarian: осанна (osanna) — liturgical word
  • Catalan: ossanna — liturgical word
  • Catalan: hosanna — liturgical word
  • Cherokee: ᎰᏌᎾ (hosana) — liturgical word
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和散那 (hésànnà) — liturgical word
  • Czech: hosana — liturgical word
  • Finnish: hoosianna — liturgical word
  • French: hosanna — liturgical word
  • Galician: hosanna — liturgical word
  • German: hosanna — liturgical word
  • German: hosianna — liturgical word
  • Greek: ωσαννά (osanná) — liturgical word
  • Ancient Greek: ὡσαννά (hōsanná) — liturgical word
  • Hindi: होशाना (hośānā) — liturgical word
  • Hungarian: hozsanna — liturgical word
  • Icelandic: hósanna — liturgical word
  • Italian: osanna — liturgical word
  • Japanese: ホサナ (hosana) — liturgical word
  • Korean: 호산나 (hosanna) — liturgical word
  • Latin: hōsannā — liturgical word
  • Latin: ōsannā — liturgical word
  • Macedonian: осана (osana) — liturgical word
  • Manchu: ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᠰᡝ (tumen tumen se) — liturgical word
  • Māori: ōhana — liturgical word
  • Māori: hōhana — liturgical word
  • Old Church Slavonic: ѡсанна (osanna) — liturgical word
  • Polish: hosanna — liturgical word
  • Portuguese: hosana — liturgical word
  • Russian: оса́нна (osánna) — liturgical word
  • Spanish: hosanna — liturgical word
  • Swedish: hosianna — liturgical word
  • Italian: osannare — cry “hosanna”
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