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alleluia(dictionary)

alleluia (iou)



alleluia interjection & noun. Also alleluya. OE.
[ecclesiastical Latin from (Septuagint) Greek allelouia formed as HALLELUJAH.]
A. interjection. Praise the Lord (occurring in many psalms and hymns). OE.
b. noun.
Ecclesiastical. A liturgical chant consisting of or containing the word 'Alleluia'; spec. (usu. Alleluia) the one that follows the Gradual in the Eucharist. ME.
Wood sorrel (in allusion to its flowering between Easter and Whitsun). LME.
A song of praise to God. L16.
allelu'iatic adjective M19.