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Hosea

American  
[hoh-zee-uh, -zey-uh] / hoʊˈzi ə, -ˈzeɪ ə /

noun

  1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

  2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Hos.


Hosea British  
/ həʊˈzɪə /

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc

  2. the book containing his oracles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Hosea

From Hebrew hōshēa' “salvation, help”

Example Sentences

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Hosea Easton was one voice among many antebellum African Americans who criticized what I have described as the racial feudal order.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

They also urged Washington politicians visiting Selma not to sully the memories of the late civil rights activists John Lewis, Hosea Williams and others with empty platitudes.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Editor's note: Leana Hosea was arrested in 2017 while working as a journalist covering a protest against Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline in Wisconsin.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2023

Char Hosea, who operates a booth there, fiddled with a smiling, tarantula doll she created.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022

“May we have a word with the major?” asked Hosea Williams.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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