alleluia
Americaninterjection
noun
interjection
noun
Other Word Forms
- alleluiatic adjective
Etymology
Origin of alleluia
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek allēlouíā, from Hebrew halĕlûyāh “praise Yahweh”; hallelujah ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mary Oliver, who died in 2019, described her keenly observed poems as “little alleluias” to the natural world that surrounds us.
A gospel choir sang alleluias along with the stately hymns; non-Christian religious figures were given roles in the highly Protestant ceremony.
From New York Times
Though the Bible readings through this period warn against performing dourness for the sake of impressing people with your piety, the church itself goes stark: rough, burlaplike vestments instead of shiny finery; no “alleluias.”
From New York Times
Augustine puts it best: “We are Easter people, and ‘alleluia’ is our song!”
From Time
Arts at midday Soprano Mary Shaffran in a program of alleluias and hallelujahs by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and some surprises for the audience, including a Hallelujah Chorus sing-along.
From Washington Post
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