alleluia
See also: alléluia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).
Interjection
editalleluia
- A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
Noun
editalleluia (plural alleluias)
- A liturgical form of hallelujah.
- (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
- 1953 December, Hortense Calisher, “A Christmas Carillon: A Story”, in John Fischer, editor, Harper’s Magazine, volume 207, number 1243, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1:
- Down at the corner, carols bugled steamily from a mission soup-kitchen. There's no escape from it, he thought. Turn on the radio, and its alleluia licks you with tremolo tongue.
- The plant wood sorrel.
Translations
editliturgical form of hallelujah
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Verb
editalleluia (third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)
- Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).
Noun
editalleluia m (invariable)
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