hallelujah
noun/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/
/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/
(also alleluia)
- a song or shout of praise to GodWord OriginOld English, via ecclesiastical Latin alleluia from Greek allēlouia (in the Septuagint), or (from the 16th century) directly from Hebrew hallělūyāh ‘praise ye the Lord’.
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