different between approval vs hallelujah

English

Etymology

approve +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p?u?v?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??p?uv?l/

Noun

approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)

1. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.

2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

3. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.

Synonyms

• (expression granting permission or indicating agreement): approbation, sanction; See also Thesaurus:approval
• (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement): commendation; See also Thesaurus:praise

Related terms

• approve

Translations

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

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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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