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hallelujah

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) hallelujah (interjection)
  2. 2) hallelujah (noun)

1hal·le·lu·jah

interj \ˌha-lə-ˈlü-yə\

Definition of HALLELUJAH

—used to express praise, joy, or thanks
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Examples of HALLELUJAH

  1. <hallelujah, the bank is approving our loan application>

Origin of HALLELUJAH

Hebrew hallĕlūyāh praise (ye) the Lord
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HALLELUJAH

Synonyms: glory (or glory be), ha (or hah), hooray, hey, hot dog, huzzah, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, yippee
Related Words: wow, zowie; ooh; gee, gee whiz, gosh
Near Antonyms: alack, alas, aw, boo
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