English

Interjection

alleluia

1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

alleluia ‎(plural alleluias)

1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
2. (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
3. The plant wood sorrel.

Translations

Verb

alleluia ‎(third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)

1. Alternative spelling of hallelujah

Italian

Etymology

From Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ ‎(“Praise Jah!”).

Noun

alleluia m ‎(invariable)

1. hallelujah

Related terms

• alleluiare
• alleluiatico