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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch halleluja, haleloeja, from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ha‧le‧lu‧ya
Interjection
haleluya
- (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) hallelujah.
Usage notes
This spelling, haleluya, is commonly used by Protestant. Roman Catholic use Latin-derived spelling aleluya, alleluya (from Dutch alleluja, from Latin allelūia).
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