Main Entry: ho·san·na

Variant(s): also ho·san·nah \hō-ˈza-nə also -ˈzä-\

Function: interjection

Etymology: Middle English osanna, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek hōsanna, from Hebrew hōshīʽāh-nnā pray, save (us)!

Date: before 12th century

—used as a cry of acclamation and adoration

— hosanna noun