noun
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noun
a short hymn or formula praising God, often sung at the end of a Christian service
The congregation stood and sang the doxology together.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek doxologia, 'praise or glorification,' combining doxa, 'glory, honor,' with -logia, 'speaking.' It entered English as a term for a liturgical expression of praise.