hallelujah

Meanings

1. 1
   intj

   used to praise or thank God, especially in worship or song

   The congregation answered the preacher with a loud hallelujah.

2. 2
   intj

   informal: used to express relief, gratitude, or joyful approval

   Hallelujah! The missing keys were under the chair.

3. 3
   noun

   a shout or song of praise using the word hallelujah

   A final hallelujah rang through the crowded church.

A learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew hallelu-yah, literally 'praise Yah': hallelu, 'praise,' plus Yah, a shortened divine name. Alleluia is a related form transmitted through Greek and Latin.

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