hallelujah
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
PronunciationEdit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhælɪˈl(j)uːjə/
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InterjectionEdit
hallelujah
- An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
- A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
- Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
TranslationsEdit
exclamation to praise God
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general exclamation of gratitude
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NounEdit
hallelujah (plural hallelujahs)
- A shout of “Hallelujah”.
- A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".
- the hallelujah (chorus) in Handel's "Messiah"
- Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
- (in the plural) General praise.
QuotationsEdit
- So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. - John Milton
TranslationsEdit
shout of Hallelujah
general praise
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VerbEdit
hallelujah (third-person singular simple present hallelujahs, present participle hallelujahing, simple past and past participle hallelujahed)
- (intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.
TranslationsEdit
to cry "Hallelujah"
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