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interjection

ˌha-lə-ˈlü-yə How to pronounce hallelujah (audio)
Definition of hallelujahnext
as in hey
how delightful hallelujah, the bank is approving our loan application

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hallelujah

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noun

as in paean

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Recent Examples of hallelujah
Noun
And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025 There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable. — Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallelujah
  1. hey
  2. paean
  3. ha
  4. dirge
  5. requiem
  6. lament
  7. psalm
Interjection
  • But hey, the dating pool isn’t the easiest place to swim these days, so live and let live.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • So if that’s you, the Edge is here because hey — time truly is a flat circle.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hey
Noun
  • His prose is energetic, occasionally overexuberant — and, above all, a paean to Capra’s enduring importance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • His latest, The Case for America, is a paean to the founding ideals of the country.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of paean
Interjection
  • La libertad de Venezuela nunca ha sido una causa lejana para mí.
    — Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kim and his cast joined the festivities, with the film starring host Kim Min-ha alongside Joo Jong-hyuk, Han Sun-hwa, Chang Ryul, Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Hee-jun, Jeon So-young and Kim Dong-hwi.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ha
Noun
  • Cue the depressing rain, dark trench coats, and a dire dystopian dirge because the Blade Runner 2099 trailer is here!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s turning point is a tragedy during a fight arranged by Frankie, making its second half more of a dirge than a sports film.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirge
Noun
  • Family and community gather for a worship service and a requiem, a special service of prayers for the deceased, traditionally followed by prayers at the grave site.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The objectors' subsequent ululation echoed a requiem for a fallen hero--all over a time shift that accessing the PBS app avoids entirely.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of requiem
Noun
  • The child studying English was met with loving lament, while the one pursuing computer science at Stanford University was the flag post of family pride.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Prompted by Nan’s lament about their father’s empty casket and his own desire for posthumous reconciliation, Jay sets out to find his dad’s underwater remains near the edge of the canyon at Monastery Beach.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lament
Noun
  • During a recent morning visit, large groups of Jewish worshippers circumambulated the holy site under close police guard, singing psalms at full volume and openly praying.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of psalm

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