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alleluia en · INTJ

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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”).

Meanings

1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

alleluia en · NOUN

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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”).

Meanings

1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
2. 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. 1953 December, Hortense Calisher, “A Christmas Carillon: A Story”, in John Fischer, editor, Harper’s Magazine, volume 207, number 1243, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1:
3. The plant wood sorrel.

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Translations (17)

el αλληλούια (liturgical form of hallelujah) · sv halleluja (liturgical form of hallelujah) · de Halleluja (liturgical form of hallelujah) · it alleluia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · pt aleluia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · es aleluya (liturgical form of hallelujah) · ru аллилу́йя (liturgical form of hallelujah) · ia alleluia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · mi hareruia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · cmn 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚 (liturgical form of hallelujah) · grc ἀλληλούϊα (liturgical form of hallelujah) · pl alleluja (liturgical form of hallelujah) · ga aililiú (liturgical form of hallelujah) · la allelūia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · fr alléluia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · mi hariruia (liturgical form of hallelujah) · ko 알렐루야 (liturgical form of hallelujah)

alleluia en · VERB

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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 Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
   alt of hallelujah

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