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Gloria Patri

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Definition of Gloria Patri

as in hallelujah

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Cronenworth hit a grounder to the left side in last night’s eighth inning, crossed first base before the throw and raised his hands in a sort of hit hallelujah.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?

— Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of hallelujah

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His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Alas, all those paeans to freedom have played out better in song than in real life.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of paean

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The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.

— Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026
His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of lament

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Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
This is the starting point of Earth 7, Deb Olin Unferth’s stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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