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doxology
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dox·ol·o·gy  (dk-sl-j)
n. pl. dox·ol·o·gies
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
[Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek doxologi, praise : doxa, glory, honor (from dokein, to seem; see dek- in Indo-European roots) + -logi, -logy.]
doxo·logi·cal (dks-lj-kl) adj.
doxo·logi·cal·ly adv.
doxology
Noun
pl -gies a hymn or verse of praise to God [Greek doxologos uttering praise]
doxology
a short hymn expressing praise to God. — doxological, adj.
See also: Music
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.doxology - a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
Christian liturgy - the Christian worship services
hymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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The final two verses contain one of the great Pauline doxologies (cf.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12): 30 July 2006 by Currents in Theology and Mission
The apocalypse, offers us great hymns and doxologies, more than any other New Testament book, that remind us of the place of prayer, hymn and song, in the life of the psyche, and the need to contemplate the mystery of the holy when we find ourselves speechless, and when the Promethean resistance to which Wink feels called, is pointless.
The second shoe: an appreciation and critique of Walter Wink's The ... by Rollins, Wayne G. / Cross Currents
As Saliers points out, both early Christian liturgies and the letters of Saint Paul are littered with canticles, psalms, doxologies, and fragments of eucharistic hymns.
Sing your heart out by McCormick, Patrick / U.S. Catholic
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