alleluia
interjection
praise ye the Lord; hallelujah.
alleluias
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pluralof alleluia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 ● May 6, 2023
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 ● Apr. 6, 2015
When told that the plane was finally arriving at the gate, the crowd broke into applause and alleluias.
From Time Magazine Archive
She has a gift for anthems and elegies, with stark poetic images in the verses and hum-along refrains of tura-luras and alleluias.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'll confess to him that I was wishing I was in Warwickshire hearing Eastertide alleluias sung in my cousins' church, and ask him if it was sinful.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Marion Ames Taggart
