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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] Naleluya f
alleluia [ˌæləˈluːjə] exclalléluia m
all-embracing [ˌɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ] adj (= all-encompassing) → universel(le)
alleluia
interj(h)alleluja
n(H)alleluja nt


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