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D0371400 (dŏk-sŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. dox·ol·o·gies An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

[Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek doxologiā, praise : doxa, glory, honor (from dokein, to seem; see dek- in Indo-European roots) + logos, saying; see -logy.]

dox′o·log′i·cal (dŏk′sə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.dox′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

doxology

(dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ) n, pl -gies (Ecclesiastical Terms) a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God[C17: from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek, from doxologos uttering praise, from doxa praise; see -logy] doxological adj ˌdoxoˈlogically adv

dox•ol•o•gy

(dɒkˈsɒl ə dʒi)

n., pl. -gies. 1. a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God. 2. the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” [1640–50; < Medieval Latin doxologia < Greek, =doxo-, comb. form of dóxa honor, glory + -logia -logy] dox`o•log′i•cal (-səˈlɒg ɪ kəl) adj.

doxology

a short hymn expressing praise to God. — doxological, adj.See also: Music

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doxology - a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying GodChristian liturgy - the Christian worship serviceshymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

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(dŏksŏl`əjē) [Gr. doxa=glory] formulaic ascription of praise to God, encountered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gloria in excelsisGloria in excelsis
[Lat.,=glory in the highest], the Angelic Hymn or greater doxology, ancient Christian hymn beginning, according to the Authorized Version, "Glory be to God on high, and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men." An amplification of Luke 2.
..... Click the link for more information. , or the greater doxology; Gloria Patri, or the lesser doxology; and the closing stanza of Thomas Ken's morning and evening hymns, beginning, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," sung to the tune Old Hundredth from the Genevan Psalter (see hymnhymn,
song of praise, devotion, or thanksgiving, especially of a religious character (see also cantata).

Early Christian hymnody consisted mainly of the Psalms and the great canticles Nunc dimittis, Magnificat, and Benedictus
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a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God

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noun a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

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