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hallelujah

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hallelujah.

Editorial note

When Bootstrap 3.0 was released one of the top comments on HN was a hallelujah for adding/supporting this very feature.

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Quick take

A shout of “Hallelujah”.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hallelujah gathered in one view.

noun

A shout of “Hallelujah”.

noun

(music) A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

verb

(intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hallelujah.

noun

A shout of “Hallelujah”.

noun

(music) A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

verb

(intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

Example sentences

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When Bootstrap 3.0 was released one of the top comments on HN was a hallelujah for adding/supporting this very feature.

2

Monads are a great academic hallelujah and I hope they lead to the discovery of some new, unfamiliar programming paradigm that benefits all programmers.

3

Since I'm working in the suburbs again (hallelujah!), I haven't been harassed.

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;) Hallelujah has a long tail in many languages, which grammar sonars of science fumble.

5

I know we've argued education before and so I'm not expecting a hallelujah moment, but I figured it was a point that should also be made.

6

> No way are people in government singing hallelujah everytime innocent people are killed, look we can fund more nefarious shit!

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I should know better and check the sigs using PGP and checksums, but on Windows this is such a drag that I just end up whispering hallelujah praise the Lord, and hoping for the best.

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It is night in the chill, squat chapel, hymning in bonnet and brooch and bombazine black, butterfly choker and bootlace bow, coughing like nannygoats, suckling mintoes, fortywinking hallelujah; night in the four-ale, quiet as a domino; in Ocky Milkman's lofts like a mouse with gloves; in Dai Bread's bakery flying like black flour.

Quote examples

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One where I and others can say, "hallelujah, hot damn, now we're talkin'!" $ ssh user@windowsserver.example.com Connecting to windowsserver.example.com...

2

Yes, did you notice that Salon edited "Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen?" Salon's version: Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Glory Hallelujah The original: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Nobody knows but Jesus Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Glory hallelujah!

Proper noun examples

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Hallelujah, old friend - speak the word.

2

Hallelujah, we need more articles like this.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hallelujah in a sentence?

When Bootstrap 3.0 was released one of the top comments on HN was a hallelujah for adding/supporting this very feature.

What does hallelujah mean?

A shout of “Hallelujah”.

What part of speech is hallelujah?

hallelujah is commonly used as noun, verb.