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.
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How to use manna in a sentence
Reduced gas prices are manna for common Ukrainians, who once paid more for Russian gas than did Western Europeans.
Unsurprisingly, the junior senator from Texas is manna to talk-radio warriors.
Ted Cruz’s Biggest Cheerleaders Are (Where Else?) on Right-Wing Talk Radio | Michelle Cottle | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, the bombs America will drop will be manna for ISIS.
For Romney, a three-way tie for first place in Iowa is manna from heaven.
Media Hype About Mitt Romney’s Iowa Showing Is Wrong | Peter Beinart | January 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ark of the covenant was a wooden chest, and its contents (a pot, some manna, and Aaron's rod) were materialities.
Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery Brown
No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.
Penelope's English Experiences | Kate Douglas WigginThe strong have fed and grown fat upon a larger and ever larger share of the manna.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsWhen Moses was the prophet of Israel, they were fed with manna from heaven.
When the Israelites had crossed Jordan and eaten of the old corn of the land, the manna ceased.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles Edwards
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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