alleluia

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הללויה (“Praise Jah!”).

Interjection

alleluia

1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

alleluia (plural alleluias)

1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
2. (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.

Translations

Liturgical form of hallelujah

• French: alléluia (fr)
• German: Halleluja (de)
• Greek: αλληλούια (el) (alliloúia)
• Interlingua: alleluia

• Portuguese: aleluia
• Russian: аллилу́йя (ru) (allilújja)
• Spanish: aleluya (es) f
• Swedish: halleluja (sv)

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Italian

Noun

alleluia m (invariable)

1. hallelujah

Related terms

• alleluiare