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Webster 1913 Edition
Alleluiah
{
, Alˊle-lu′ia
,Alˊle-lu′iah
}Noun.
An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See
Hallelujah
, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying,
Alleluia
. Rev. xix. 1.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alleluiah
ALLELU'IAH
,Noun.
Praise to Jehovah; a word used to denote pious joy and exultation, chiefly in hymns and anthems. The Greeks retained the word in their praise to Io; probably a corruption of Jah. The Romans retained the latter word in their Io triumphe.