manna

[ man-uh ]

/ ˈmæn ə /

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noun

the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 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.

Words nearby manna

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Origin of manna

before 900; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin < Greek mánna < Hebrew mān

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH manna

manna manner manor

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Examples from the Web for manna

Reduced gas prices are manna for common Ukrainians, who once paid more for Russian gas than did Western Europeans.
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Instead, the bombs America will drop will be manna for ISIS.
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For Romney, a three-way tie for first place in Iowa is manna from heaven.
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I shall gather manna for her morning and night: the plains and hillsides in the moon are bleached with manna, Adèle.
Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte
The manna scene may be compared with another and more vivid version of the same incident in S. Giorgio Maggiore.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
But to the prisoners these glimpses of friends' faces are like manna from heaven.
Bits About Home Matters|Helen Hunt Jackson
And now Maisie had a secret joy to feed on—a manna to sustain her in the wilderness of her tiresome life.
Man and Maid|E. (Edith) Nesbit
As for her father, he was bewailing the parting with Alicia, whose Irishness was a manna in the wilderness to him.
A Woman Named Smith|Marie Conway Oemler

British Dictionary definitions for manna

manna

/ (ˈmænə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for manna

Old English via Late Latin from Greek, from Hebrew mān

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