MANNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manna mean? 

• MANNA (noun)
  The noun MANNA has 2 senses:

1. hardened sugary exudation of various trees

2. (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

  Familiarity information: MANNA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hardened sugary exudation of various trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("manna" is a kind of...):

sap (a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

manna; manna from heaven; miraculous food

Hypernyms ("manna" is a kind of...):

food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)

Domain category:

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)

 Context examples 

I shall gather manna for her morning and night: the plains and hillsides in the moon are bleached with manna, Adele.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)