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UK
/hˌælɪlˈuːjɐ/
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[ US /ˌhæɫəˈɫujə/ ]
[ US /ˌhæɫəˈɫujə/ ]
NOUN
- a shout or song of praise to God
How To Use hallelujah In A Sentence
- David's prayers and complaints, by the lively actings of faith, are here, all of a sudden, turned into praises and thanksgivings; his sackcloth is loosed, he is girded with gladness, and his hallelujahs are as fervent as his hosannas. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
- The throng surrounding them shouted affirming hallelujahs and amens, flapping and singing, rattling their tambourines and bleating their horns.
- Michael may not have been present in the flesh, but in between hallelujahs, one woman proclaimed, "He's dancing in Heaven, he's dancing in Heaven! Lauri Lyons: Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater
- Alongside joyous hallelujahs, we find religious nationalism: Let the praises of God be in their throat and a two-edged sword in their hand; to wreak vengeance on the nations 149:6-7a. John Backman: Praying The Most Difficult Psalms
- That is so despite a few tracks that may not invite hallelujah's from certain quarters.
- Again we become aware of how gracefully the sun and earth waltz with each other through the ballroom of space-time, eliciting awes and hallelujahs. Wes Nisker: Worship The Sun! (Not Just The Son)
- Caught up in the enthusiasm, we all chorused a hearty ‘Hallelujah!’
- After this St. Germanus proceeded to Britain, and there encouraged his converts to meet the heathen Picts at Maes Garmon, in Flintshire, where the exulting shout of the white-robed catechumens turned to flight the wild superstitious savages of the north – and the Hallelujah victory was gained without a drop of bloodshed. A Book of Golden Deeds
- Again, the hack got some publicity and hallelujahs.
- Out on a limb here, but is alue actually alleluia / hallelujah? in a kind of weird mixed up way? Make Today Marry