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

hallelujah

noun
 
/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/
 
/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/
(also alleluia)
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  1. a song or shout of praise to God
    Word OriginOld English, via ecclesiastical Latin alleluia from Greek allēlouia (in the Septuagint), or (from the 16th century) directly from Hebrew hallělūyāh ‘praise ye the Lord’.
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