different between cheering vs hallelujah

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t???????/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Hyphenation: cheer?ing

Verb

cheering

1. Present participle and gerund of cheer.

Noun

cheering (plural cheerings)

1. A cheer.
   • 1814, The Gentleman's Magazine (volume 84, part 1, page 689)

     The ships' yards were all fully manned, and the loud cheerings of the crews, and of the countless company in the surrounding boats, emulated the roar of the cannon.

Anagrams

• generich

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!

Translations

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

Translations

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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