alleluya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch alleluja, from Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ‎ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [alleˈlu.ja]
  • Hyphenation: alléluya

Interjection

alléluya

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism) hallelujah.

Usage notes

This spelling, aleluya, alleluya are commonly used by Roman Catholic. Protestant use Hebrew-derived spelling haleluya.

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