alleluia
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al·le·lu·ia
(ăl′ə-lo͞o′yə)interj.
Hallelujah.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek allelouia, from Hebrew halləlû-yāh, praise Yahweh; see hallelujah.]
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alleluia
oralleluiah
interj
(Ecclesiastical Terms) praise the Lord! Used more commonly in liturgical contexts in place of hallelujah
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a song of praise to God
[C14: via Medieval Latin from Hebrew hallelūyāh]
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al•le•lu•ia
(ˌæl əˈlu yə)interj., n., pl. -ias. interj.
1. hallelujah.
n. 2. a song of praise to God.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek allēlouíā < Hebrew halălūyāh praise ye Yahweh]
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alleluia
[ˌælɪˈluːjə] N → aleluya fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
alleluia
[ˌæləˈluːjə] excl → alléluia mall-embracing [ˌɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ] adj (= all-encompassing) → universel(le)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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