hallelujah

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Pronunciation

• (America, RP) IPA: /ˌhælɪˈl(j)uːjə/

Interjection

1. An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
2. A general expression of gratitude or adoration.

   Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!

Translations

• French: alléluia
• German: halleluja
• Italian: alleluia
• Portuguese: aleluia
• Russian: аллилу́йя
• Spanish: aleluya

Translations

• German: Gott sei Dank
• Portuguese: aleluia
• Russian: сла́ва бо́гу
• Spanish: aleluya

Noun

hallelujah (plural hallelujahs)

1. A shout of “Hallelujah”.
2. A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

   the hallelujah (chorus) in Handel's "Messiah"

   Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

3. (in the plural) General praise.

Translations

• German: Halleluja
• Russian: аллилу́йя
• Spanish: aleluya

Translations

• Russian: аллилу́йя
• Spanish: felicitación, congratulación

Verb

hallelujah (hallelujahs, present participle hallelujahing; past and past participle hallelujahed)

1. (intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

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