alleluia
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alleluia \Al`le*lu"ia\, Alleluiah \Al`le*lu"iah\, n. [L.
alleluia, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. hall[=e]l[=u]-y[=a]h. See
{Hallelujah}.]
An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of
praise to God. See {Hallelujah}, the commoner form.
[1913 Webster]
I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying,
Alleluia. --Rev. xix. 1.
[1913 Webster]
from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Alleluia
the Greek form (Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6) of the Hebrew Hallelujah =
Praise ye Jehovah, which begins or ends several of the psalms
(106, 111, 112, 113, etc.).
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "Alleluia":
Agnus Dei, Anamnesis, Blessing, Canon, Collect, Communion,
Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel,
Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo,
Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus,
Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "alleluia":
Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis,
Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion,
Vedic hymn, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, applause,
canticle, chant, cheer, chorale, chorus of cheers, cry, doxology,
hallelujah, hooray, hosanna, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, hymn,
hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud, mantra,
motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, rah,
report, response, responsory, shout, versicle, yell, yippee
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