alleluia

See also: alléluia

English

Etymology

From Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ‎ (“Praise Jah!”).

Interjection

alleluia

  1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

alleluia (plural alleluias)

  1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
  2. (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
  3. The plant wood sorrel.

Translations

Verb

alleluia (third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)

  1. Alternative spelling of hallelujah

Italian

Etymology

From Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ‎ (“Praise Jah!”).

Noun

alleluia m (invariable)

  1. hallelujah
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