different between applause vs hallelujah

English

Etymology

From Latin applausus, from applaud? (“I strike against, I applaud”) (whence applaud).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ?plôz?, IPA^(key): /??pl??z/
• Rhymes: -??z
• (US) enPR: ?plôz?, IPA^(key): /??pl?z/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: ?pläz', IPA^(key): /??pl?z/

Noun

applause (usually uncountable, plural applauses)

1. The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

   Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, approbation, approval, commendation, plaudit; see also Thesaurus:applause, Thesaurus:praise

Derived terms

• applauseometer (informal, US)

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Further reading

• applause on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ap?plau?.se/, [äp?p??äu?s??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap?plau?.se/, [?p?pl??u?s?]

Participle

applause

1. vocative masculine singular of applausus

English

Alternative forms

• halleluia
• halleluiah
• halleluja
• alleluia

Etymology

From Hebrew ???????????? (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?hæl??l(j)u?j?/

Interjection

hallelujah

1. An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
2. A general expression of gratitude or adoration.

   Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!

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Noun

hallelujah (plural hallelujahs)

1. A shout of “Hallelujah”.
2. A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

   the hallelujah (chorus) in Handel's "Messiah"

   Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

3. (in the plural) General praise.

Quotations

• So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. - John Milton

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Verb

hallelujah (third-person singular simple present hallelujahs, present participle hallelujahing, simple past and past participle hallelujahed)

1. (intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

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