hallelujah
or hal·le·lu·iah
[hal-uh-loo-yuh]
- Praise ye the Lord!
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- an exclamation of “hallelujah!”
- a shout of joy, praise, or gratitude.
- a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word “hallelujah.”
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Origin of hallelujah
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Historical Examples
Truly, as we think of all this, we cannot but own that every breath should be a halleluiah.
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume ICharles Henry Mackintosh
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 ChildrenRuth McEnery Stuart
He snatched it—gloated over it; doubted it—bit it—found it genuine—choked his heart down, and smothered a halleluiah.
Roughing ItMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
hallelujah
halleluiah alleluia (ˌælɪˈluːjə)
- an exclamation of praise to God
- an expression of relief or a similar emotion
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- an exclamation of "Hallelujah"
- a musical composition that uses the word Hallelujah as its text
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Word Origin
C16: from Hebrew hallelūyāh praise the Lord, from hellēl to praise + yāh the Lord, Yahweh
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Word Origin and History for halleluiah
hallelujah
also halleluiah, 1530s, from Hebrew hallalu-yah "praise ye Jehovah," from hallalu, plural imperative of hallel "to praise" also "song of praise," from hillel "he praised," of imitative origin, with primary sense being "to trill." Second element is yah, shortened form of Yahweh, name of God. Replaced variant formation alleluia (12c.).
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