hallelujah

or hal·le·lu·iah

[ hal-uh-loo-yuh ]
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interjection
  1. Praise ye the Lord!

noun
  1. an exclamation of “hallelujah!”

  2. a shout of joy, praise, or gratitude.

  1. a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word “hallelujah.”

Origin of hallelujah

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Hebrew halĕlûyāh “praise Yahweh,” from halĕlû (masculine imperative plural of hīlēl “to praise”) + -yāh Yahweh

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How to use hallelujah in a sentence

  • Truly, as we think of all this, we cannot but own that every breath should be a halleluiah.

  • He snatched it—gloated over it; doubted it—bit it—found it genuine—choked his heart down, and smothered a halleluiah.

    Roughing It | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • I seen de fulfilment o' promise, an' my heart was bustin' full, but I ain't got no halleluiah tongue like you.

    The River's Children | Ruth McEnery Stuart

British Dictionary definitions for hallelujah

hallelujah

halleluiah alleluia (ˌælɪˈluːjə)

/ (ˌhælɪˈluːjə) /


interjection
  1. an exclamation of praise to God

  2. an expression of relief or a similar emotion

noun
  1. an exclamation of "Hallelujah"

  2. a musical composition that uses the word Hallelujah as its text

Origin of hallelujah

1
C16: from Hebrew hallelūyāh praise the Lord, from hellēl to praise + yāh the Lord, Yahweh

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