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   hallelujah

   /ˌhalɪˈluːjə/

   exclamation

   • 1. God be praised (uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing).

   noun

   • 1. an utterance of the word ‘hallelujah’ as an expression of worship or rejoicing.
   • ▪ a piece of music or church liturgy containing an utterance or utterances of the word ‘hallelujah’: "the Gospel comes after the Alleluia verse"

   Word Origin Old English, via ecclesiastical Latin alleluia from Greek allēlouia (in the Septuagint), or (from the 16th century) directly from Hebrew hallĕlūyāh ‘praise ye the Lord’.

   Scrabble Points: 23

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