alleluia
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
Definition of alleluia
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
- A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
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intj
- A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
noun
- A liturgical form of hallelujah.
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A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
“Down at the corner, carols bugled steamily from a mission soup-kitchen. There's no escape from it, he thought. Turn on the radio, and its alleluia licks you with tremolo tongue.”
- The plant wood sorrel.
verb
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient…
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Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).
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