Hallelujah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Hallelujah is an interjection meaning An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
Meaning
An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
- A shout of “Hallelujah”.
- (music) A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".
- (in the plural) General praise.
- (intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.
Example Sentences
Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
So ſung they, and the Empyrean rung, / With Halleluiahs: Thus was Sabbath kept.
Hallelujah, it's nice to know you / It's so peculiar how you've come and changed my mind
AND after theſe things I heard a great voyce of much people in heauen, ſaying, Alleluia: ſaluation, and glorie, and honour, and power vnto the Lord our God:
Word Forms
- halleluia
- halleluiah
- halleluja
- hallelujahs
- hallelujahing
- hallelujahed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alleluia, amen, glory, let, halleluiah, halleluja.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.