Alleluia Definition
ălə-lo͝oyə
interjection
Hallelujah.
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Webster's New World
A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
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noun
A liturgical form of hallelujah.
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(music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
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Other Word Forms of Alleluia
Noun
Singular:
alleluia
Plural:
alleluiasOrigin of Alleluia
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Middle English from Medieval Latin from Late Greek allelouia from Hebrew halləlû-yāh praise Yahweh hallelujah
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הללויה (“Praise Jah!”).
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