alleluia
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alleluia
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).
interjection
- A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
noun alleluias
- A liturgical form of hallelujah.
- A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text. 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.
verb alleluias · alleluiaing · alleluiaed
- Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Translations
Talk about this word "alleluia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alleluia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alleluia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alleluia "alleluia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alleluia.Cite this
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