manna
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Exodus 16:14–36.
any sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success.
divine or spiritual food.
the exudation of the ash Fraxinus ornus and related plants: source of mannitol.
Origin of manna
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How to use manna in a sentence
He's the only one that's eva had the mannas to ask after me, except that lo'd.
Ragged Lady, Complete | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for manna
/ (ˈmænə) /
Old Testament the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:14–36)
any spiritual or divine nourishment
a windfall; an unexpected gift (esp in the phrase manna from heaven)
a sweet substance obtained from various plants, esp from an ash tree, Fraxinus ornus (manna or flowering ash) of S Europe, used as a mild laxative
Origin of manna
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