[ ˌhalɪ'lu:jə ]
(also alleluia )
■ exclamation God be praised.
■ noun an utterance of the word ‘~’.
↘(usu. Alleluia ) a piece of music or church liturgy containing this.
Origin
OE, via eccles. L. alleluia from Gk allēlouia , or directly from Heb. hallĕlūyāh 'praise ye the Lord'.