hallelujah has definitions from the field of religion
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[ noun ] (religion) a shout or song of praise to God

Used in print

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

Thoroughly modern in treatment , they are at_the_same_time , full of simple sincerity which invariably characterizes genuine Negro folk-music and are by_no_means to be confused with the average ' Broadway Spirituals ' which depend for their racial flavor upon sundry allusions to the ' Amen_Corner ' , ' judgement_day ' , ' Gabriel 's horn ' , and a frustrated devil - with a_few random ' Hallelujahs ' thrown_in for_good_measure .

Related terms

praise

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[ interjection ] interjection, to express joy and gratitude

Synonyms

alleluia

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