English Explanatory Dictionary

alleluia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
noun
  1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
  2. A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
  3. The plant wood sorrel.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of hallelujah.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-alleluia.wav

Word forms

alleluia alleluias alleluiaing alleluiaed

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia 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”).

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