单词 | hallelujah |
释义 | hallelujah (once / 5898 pages) n Hallelujah is both an exclamation –- Hallelujah! –- and what that act of exclaiming is called. When hallelujahs ring through the church, a lot of people are yelling "hallelujah!" Kind of like "bingo!" in the church basement. Hallelujah came into English through Latin and Greek, but originally comes from Hebrew, where it means "praise the lord." In spite of traveling through those languages, hallelujah's meaning has not changed. Remember that the "j" in hallelujah is pronounced like a "y." WORD FAMILYhallelujah: hallelujahs USAGE EXAMPLESDespite the title, and a chorus that declares “Hallelujah!,” this isn’t a Christmas song. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Imaginative, lively, and full of drama, this was a “Messiah” worth the audience’s “hallelujah.” Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) I said I wouldn’t sing Hallelujah again until Trump lost the election. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) n a shout or song of praise to God Hyper praise offering words of homage as an act of worship |
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