Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See halleluiah, interj.
- noun In botany, same as
alleluia , 2. - Praise ye the Lord: a word used in songs of praise or pious rejoicing, or in solemn ascriptions of thanksgiving to God.
- Specifically, a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word halleluiah: as, the Halleluiah (chorus) in Handel's “Messiah” or in Beethoven's “Mount of Olives.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration.
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- interjection Alternative spelling of
hallelujah . - noun Alternative spelling of
hallelujah .
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Examples
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Aside from his vapid pseudo-sermonizing and this here "halleluiah" picture, I'll give him credit for waking up the front row and bringing a little "spice" to what otherwise seemed to be a dry concoction of conservative bashing.
Hallelujah! Nathaniel Livingston 2004
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Of what practical use is it, to say that, halleluiah, it looks like We Are All One, karma is intrinsic, the Golden Rule is validated, God lives within and beyond us, yay.
Bill Shireman: What I Learned from My Dead Grandfather Bill Shireman 2010
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Of what practical use is it, to say that, halleluiah, it looks like We Are All One, karma is intrinsic, the Golden Rule is validated, God lives within and beyond us, yay.
Bill Shireman: Science, Religion, and Sustainability: Lessons from My Grandfather Bill Shireman 2010
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Of what practical use is it, to say that, halleluiah, it looks like We Are All One, karma is intrinsic, the Golden Rule is validated, God lives within and beyond us, yay.
Bill Shireman: What I Learned from My Dead Grandfather Bill Shireman 2010
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Then halleluiah, because the bar would be closed, we had two days off in a row for the first time since we arrived.
True Romance '66 2010
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But now Clegg is summoning the spirits of John Stuart Mill Gladstone Cobden Bright, freedom, free trade and laissez faire halleluiah!
Would you Like To Try A New Position ? Newmania 2008
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I have heard from people plugged into the military that there are also much different Rules Of Engagement (halleluiah!).
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When I feel down, I know she'll shed a tear, say glory halleluiah, thank you Jesus, praise the Lord, I'm still here.
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But the ruling party was not genuine in the talks because they were “singing halleluiah Hosanna with the opposition during the day, and ‘crucify them, crucify them’, during the night”, he said.
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While sleeping fitfully in a king size bed Covered with heavy beddings and mosquitoes net Dreaming of paradise and halleluiah and God.
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