Hosanna, used as an expression of praise, is really a prayer—'Save, we pray' (through Gr. hōsanna, from Heb. hōshīānnā).
Hosanna
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 802
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Hosanna, used as an expression of praise, is really a prayer—'Save, we pray' (through Gr. hōsanna, from Heb. hōshīānnā).