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

/ dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ; ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God

Derived Forms

• doxological, adjective
• ˌdoxoˈlogically, adverb

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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