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hallelujah

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hal·le·lu·jah  (hl-ly)
interj.
Used to express praise or joy.
n.
1. An exclamation of "hallelujah."
2. Music A composition expressing praise and based on the word "hallelujah."
[Hebrew halllû-yh, praise Yahweh : halllû, masculine pl. imperative of hilll, to praise; see hll in Semitic roots + yh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]
hallelujah, halleluiah [hal-ee-loo-ya] or alleluia
interj
an exclamation of praise to God [Hebrew hellēl to praise + yāh the Lord]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hallelujahhallelujah - a shout or song of praise to God    
praise - offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"


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Without interrupting his singing, or altering his devout expression, he put his hand slowly down and gave me a hard pinch--not a playful pinch, but a good hard unmistakeable pinch, such as I had never imagined possible, and then went on serenely to the next hallelujah.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
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