Halleluiah

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Praise ye the Lord: a word used in songs of praise or pious rejoicing, or in solemn ascriptions of thanksgiving to God.
  • Specifically, a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word halleluiah: as, the Halleluiah (chorus) in Handel's “Messiah” or in Beethoven's “Mount of Olives.”
  • noun. See halleluiah, interj.
  • noun. In botany, same as alleluia, 2.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
  • noun. Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
  • Word Usage
    "Aside from his vapid pseudo-sermonizing and this here "halleluiah" picture, I'll give him credit for waking up the front row and bringing a little "spice" to what otherwise seemed to be a dry concoction of conservative bashing."
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