hallelujah
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Hebrew הללויה (“Praise Jah!”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
hallelujah
- An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
- A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
- Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
Translations [edit]
exclamation to praise God
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general exclamation of gratitude
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Noun [edit]
hallelujah (plural hallelujahs)
- A shout of “Hallelujah”.
- (plural) General praise.
Quotations [edit]
- So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. - John Milton
- But I reserve my hallelujahs for the St. Louis pork ribs (half slab, $13/ full slab, $18.95) and the baby back ribs ($15.99, half/ $22.95, full), which were just as Smoky said they should be--tenderly succulent, with meat that pulls from the bone with minimal effort, but hasn't lost its texture from overcooking. — Lorraine Gengo in Rib Religion, Fairfield County Weekly, April 7, 2005
Translations [edit]
shout of Hallelujah
general praise
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Verb [edit]
hallelujah (third-person singular simple present hallelujahs, present participle hallelujahing, simple past and past participle hallelujahed)
- (intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.
Translations [edit]
to cry "Hallelujah"
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