alleluia
Speech parts
1. alleluia - Noun
2. alleluia - Verb
3. alleluia - Interjection
Meaning
Alt. of Alleluiah
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Show all synonymsAntonyms
Show all antonymsExamples
On the weekdays of this week, the first Lenten structural elements are introduced to the cycle of services on weekdays (the chanting of "Alleluia", the Prayer of Saint Ephrem, making prostrations, etc.).
An ecumenical Celebration of Life was held March 18, at the Alleluia Community School.
Having fully taken part in these Holy Week preparations, when Easter Sunday arrives, we will be ready to say “Alleluia!”
The liturgy requires repeated settings of the word "Alleluia", and Byrd provides a wide variety of different settings forming brilliantly conceived miniature fantasias which are one of the most striking features of the two sets.
Cabrol, p 46. This is followed to this day, and in the Tridentine rite "Alleluia" is also omitted during the Advent season.
If necessary, the psalmist intones the Alleluia.