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alleluia

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al·le·lu·ia  (l-ly)
interj.
Hallelujah.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin alleluia, from Late Greek allelouia, from Hebrew halllû-yh, praise Yahweh; see hallelujah.]
alleluia [ˌælɪˈluːjə]
interj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) praise the Lord! Used more commonly in liturgical contexts in place of hallelujah
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a song of praise to God
[via Medieval Latin from Hebrew hallelūyāh]
Translations
alleluia [ˌælɪˈluːjə] N → aleluya f
alleluia [ˌæləˈluːjə] excl → alléluia m
all-embracing [ˌɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ] adj (= all-encompassing) → universel(le)
alleluia
interj → (h)alleluja
n → (H)alleluja nt


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Such applause is a form of acclamation, and the liturgy often calls for acclamation* At a parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago, where the scriptures are deeply revered and the Easter Vigil is celebrated with great care, spontaneous applause broke out one year at the end of the gospel procession, after the Book of the Gospels was carried around the room to the joyous singing of the Alleluia.
Is it ok to clap at mass? by Philippart, David / U.S. Catholic
Poet Ann Weems writes, "In the godforsaken, obscene, quicksand of life, there is a deafening alleluia rising from the souls of those who weep and those who weep with those who weep.
All Saints Sunday November 5, 2006 by Olson, Sara K. / Currents in Theology and Mission
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd penned the by-now famous phrase, "The cafeteria is officially closed," to which one can only respond, 'Amen, Alleluia.
Ding dong the witch is dead by Ulrich, Mariette / Catholic Insight
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