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alleluia Definition

al·le·luia (al′ə lo̵̅o̅yə, ä′lə-; ä′lā lo̵̅o̅yä′)

interjection, noun

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr allēlouia < Heb haleluya, hallelujah

alleluia Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • feast: Alleluia of the feast, in Tone IV - Stichos: Remember Thy congregation which Thou hast purchased from the beginning.

Converse of object

  • sing: So don't sing alleluia And don't sing gloria!