ALLELUIA

Etymology

Interjection

alleluia

A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

alleluia (plural alleluias)

A liturgical form of hallelujah.

(music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.

The plant wood sorrel.

Verb

alleluia (third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)

Alternative spelling of hallelujah

Source: Wiktionary


Al`le*lu"ia, Al`le*lu"iah, n. Etym: [L. alleluia, Gr. hall-yah. See Hallelujah.]

Definition: An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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