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alleluia

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See also: alléluia

English

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Etymology

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From Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Praise Jah!).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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alleluia

  1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

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alleluia (plural alleluias)

  1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
  2. (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
    • 1953 December, Hortense Calisher, “A Christmas Carillon: A Story”, in John Fischer, editor, Harper’s Magazine, volume 207, number 1243, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1:
      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.
  3. The plant wood sorrel.

Translations

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Verb

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alleluia (third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)

  1. Alternative spelling of hallelujah.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Praise Jah!).

Interjection

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alleluia

  1. (Christianity, Judaism) "hallelujah"! "God be praised"!
    Questo è il giorno che ha fatto il Signore, alleluia!
    This is the day of the Lord's making, oh hallelujah!
  2. A release of exasperation at the end of an unpleasant or strenuous experience: "goodness gracious, finally!", "at last, for once!"; "thank God!"
    Synonyms: grazie a Dio, evviva, finalmente, Dio mio, Deo gratias
    Alleluia! Ce n'è voluto per fartelo capire...
    Finally, goodness gracious! Has toil been necessary to get you to understand [it]...
    È finito quel film terribile, alleluia...
    That terrible film is over [finally], thank God...

Usage notes

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When used in sense 2 ("thank God!"), the word is pronounced with an exasperated, exhausted tone to match the meaning.

Noun

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alleluia m (invariable)

  1. hallelujah
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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from which language”)

Ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Praise Jah!).

Interjection

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alleluia

  1. hallelujah