hosanna

noun

Definition of hosannanext
as in hallelujah

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  1. hallelujah
  2. hurrah
  3. hail
Noun
  • Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
    — Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of hallelujah
Noun
  • The final hurrah of The Conners premieres Wednesday, March 26, at 8 p.m.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For one last Australian summer hurrah, Snook hosted some friends and their children for three exhausting and ebullient days: seven kids crammed into bunk beds, bikes tearing through the backyard, barbecue sausages for dinner.
    — Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of hurrah
Noun
  • Belinda Lindsey’s spa treatments, featured on the third season of the HBO series The White Lotus, kicked up plenty of envy among viewers—dampened by the hail of gunfire foreshadowed during the opening episode.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The storms will also be capable of destructive hurricane-force wind gusts greater than 74 mph, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane, and large hail.
    — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of hail
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