I. hōˈzanə sometimes -zä- or -zȧ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English osanna, from Late Latin, from Greek hōsanna, from Hebrew hōshī'āh save now, we pray
: an expression of enthusiastic praise : acclamation
the law was passed with a considerable fanfare of editorial hosannas — Herbert Asbury
men with loud hosannas will confess her greatness — John Milton
— used interjectionally as a cry of acclamation and adoration
hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord — Mk 11: 9 (Revised Standard Version)
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to acclaim with or as if with shouts of “hosanna” : applaud
the act of him who has been hosannaed as if he were a savior — Henry Angus