Al`le*lu"ia, Al`le*lu"iah (#), n. [L. alleluia, Gr. , fr. Heb. halll-yah. See Hallelujah.]

An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form.

I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.

 

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