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We are equally far removed from the hosanna of Joseph de Maistre, who wound up by anointing the executioner, and from the sneer of Voltaire, ...

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 Meanings and Examples of HOSANNA
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hosanna
 n.  cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings
Classic Sentence:
1  We are equally far removed from the hosanna of Joseph de Maistre, who wound up by anointing the executioner, and from the sneer of Voltaire, who even goes so far as to ridicule the cross.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XI—END OF THE PETIT-PICPUS
Example Sentence:
1  You may now compose your hoary hosannas to this breakthrough for humankind -- or, at least, something that seems kind of human.