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Meaning of Alleluia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية اللّه أكبر
Deutsch Halleluja
Ελληνικά αλληλούια
Español aleluya
Français alleluia alléluia
Gaeilge aililiú
Italiano alleluia
한국어 알렐루야
Latina alleluia
Polski alleluja
Português aleluia
Русский аллилуйя
Svenska halleluja

Examples

“Down at the corner, carols bugled steamily from a mission soup-kitchen. There's no escape from it, he thought. Turn on the radio, and its alleluia licks you with tremolo tongue.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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