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doxology

[ dok-sol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural dox·ol·o·gies.
  1. a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
  2. the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”


doxology

/ ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌdoxoˈlogically, adverb
  • doxological, adjective
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Other Words From

  • dox·o·log·i·cal [dok-s, uh, -, log, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • doxo·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology1

1640–50; < Medieval Latin doxologia < Greek, equivalent to doxo- (combining form of dóxa honor, glory) + -logia -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology1

C17: from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek, from doxologos uttering praise, from doxa praise; see -logy
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Example Sentences

I will attend them, when I have completed my morning praise, to which nothing is now wanting but the doxology.

Emboldened by Reynolds' example three other men made a like confession, and then they all stood up and sang the doxology.

Calling her the whole of the doxology isn't going to get that Christie look off her!

But Colin was of an exploring mind and he knew nothing about the Doxology.

"Tha' might sing th' Doxology," he suggested in his dryest grunt.

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