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Definition of doxology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doxology

noun
 
/dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/
 
/dɑːkˈsɑːlədʒi/
(plural doxologies)
(religion)
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  1. (in a Christian religious service) a short text that can be sung which praises God
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek doxologia, from doxa ‘appearance, glory’ (from dokein ‘seem’) + -logia (see -logy).
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