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hallelujah 1 of 2

interjection

ˌha-lə-ˈlü-yə How to pronounce hallelujah (audio)
Definition of hallelujahnext
as in hey
how delightful hallelujah, the bank is approving our loan application

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hallelujah

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noun

as in paean

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Recent Examples of hallelujah
Noun
And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025 There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable. — Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallelujah
  1. hey
  2. paean
  3. ha
  4. dirge
  5. requiem
  6. lament
  7. psalm
Interjection
  • Other highlights include Billie’s (Lucy Freyer) fixation with feeling young, Julian Manjerico’s return as the absolutely unhinged Zack-Carlos and a brilliant penultimate episode about casual use of the C-word (hey, the British do it).
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Or, hey, why not just take advantage of the cheaper hotel rates and airfare while most families are wrapped up at school?
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hey
Noun
  • During our time there, we were treated to a three-course chef’s tasting menu that was a paean to the summer; think a profusion of tomatoes, stone fruit, local soft cheeses, and edible flowers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After replaying Colbert’s Emmy acceptance speech, Kimmel playfully lambasted his friend for giving a sweet paean to his wife, Evie, which made all the other late night hosts look bad with their own wives.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of paean
Interjection
  • His goons start the job, but Sang-il sends in one of his best men, Jang Tae-ha, to finish the job.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Entertainment Weekly ha reached out to Marvel and reps for Weaving for comment.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Definition of ha
Noun
  • The film’s turning point is a tragedy during a fight arranged by Frankie, making its second half more of a dirge than a sports film.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nobody wants to be subjected to one more triggering, off-key note of an Edwin Díaz dirge.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirge
Noun
  • And for me, ‘Amor Eterno,’ coincidentally also patterns how most requiems start, which is requiem eternum, eternal rest, eternal love.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
  • The biggest difference is probably how Laurie plays the final requiem.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 4 May 2026
Definition of requiem
Noun
  • Williams intermittently cuts to ominous exterior shots of a dark church and layers in a score of hymnal lament.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lament
Noun
  • Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But presiding over his daughter’s outdoor wedding helped, fulfilling another psalm’s promise.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of psalm

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