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manna

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man·na  (mn)
n.
1. In the Bible, the food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness during their flight from Egypt.
2. Spiritual nourishment of divine origin.
3. Something of value that a person receives unexpectedly: viewed the bonus as manna from heaven.
4. The dried exudate of certain plants, as that of the Mediterranean ash tree, formerly used as a laxative.
5. A sweet granular substance excreted on the leaves of plants by certain insects, especially aphids, and often harvested by ants.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic mann, from Hebrew mn; see mnn in Semitic roots.]

manna [ˈmænə]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:14-36)
2. any spiritual or divine nourishment
3. a windfall; an unexpected gift (esp in the phrase manna from heaven)
4. (Medicine / Pharmacology) 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
[Old English via Late Latin from Greek, from Hebrew mān]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manna - hardened sugary exudation of various trees
sap - a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2.mannamanna - (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Translations
manna [ˈmænə] Nmaná m
manna from heavenmaná m caído del cielo
manna [ˈmænə] nmanne f
it was like manna from heaven → c'était une manne tombée du ciel
manna
nManna nt
manna [ˈmænə] nmanna
manna [ˈmænə] nmanna


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Further than this, how extraordinarily the ways of God have been manifested beyond example: the sea is divided, a cloud has led the way, the rock has poured forth water, it has rained manna, everything has contributed to your greatness; you ought to do the rest.
My brother Masons swear by the blood that they are ready to sacrifice everything for their neighbor, but they do not give a ruble each to the collections for the poor, and they intrigue, the Astraea Lodge against the Manna Seekers, and fuss about an authentic Scotch carpet and a charter that nobody needs, and the meaning of which the very man who wrote it does not understand.
Not VERY improving; but there is some manna in the wilderness, my lord.
 
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