Crossword clues for alleluia
alleluia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alleluia \Al`le*lu"ia\, Alleluiah \Al`le*lu"iah\, n. [L. alleluia, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. hall[=e]l[=u]-y[=a]h. See Hallelujah.] 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, Allelui
--Rev. xix. 1. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Latin alleluja, from Greek allelouia, from Hebrew hallelu-yah "praise Jehovah" (see hallelujah).
Wiktionary
interj. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah. n. 1 A liturgical form of hallelujah. 2 (context music English) A choral composition incorporating ''alleluia'' in its text.
Wikipedia
The word "Alleluia" or " Hallelujah" (from Hebrew הללו יה), which literally means "Praise ye Yah" or "Praise Jah, you people", is used in different ways in Christian liturgies. "Praise Jah" is a short form of "Praise Yahweh". In Christianity, "Alleluia" translates as "praise the Lord".
In the spelling "Alleluia", the term is also used to refer to a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of Scripture, usually from the Psalms. This chant is commonly used before the proclamation of the Gospel.
Alleluia is a piece for unaccompanied SATB chorus by Randall Thompson. Composed over the first five days of July in 1940, it was given its world premiere on July 8 of that year at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood under the direction of G. Wallace Woodworth.
The work was written on a commission from Serge Koussevitzky, director of the Tanglewood Festival. Koussevitzky wanted a " fanfare" for voices to be performed at the opening exercises of the new Berkshire Music Center, and he asked Thompson to contribute such a piece. Instead of the joyous work expected of him, the composer produced a quiet and introspective piece. Thompson was inspired by the war in Europe, and the recent fall of France; given these events, he felt that to write a festive piece would be inappropriate.
The text of the work consists of the word " Alleluia" repeated over and over again. The only other word in the text is "Amen", which is used once at the end. The end also divides the choir into seven parts.
Thompson once wrote that the Alleluia is
a very sad piece. The word "Alleluia" has so many possible interpretations. The music in my particular Alleluia cannot be made to sound joyous. It is a slow, sad piece, and...here it is comparable to the Book of Job, where it is written, "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
The piece has become Thompson's most popular work, and is frequently performed today.
Alleluia is a 2014 Belgian-French drama film directed by Fabrice Du Welz. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It received eight nominations at the 6th Magritte Awards, including Best Director for Du Welz.
Usage examples of "alleluia".
When Elszabet was done with Ferguson and had looked in on the third cabin, where Alleluia, the synthetic woman, was being treated, she hurried back to A Cabin.
Now on the night of July nineteenth Alleluia had a second space dream.
Even Lacy, back in San Francisco, seeing the big golden thing with horns: Alleluia had seen the same thing.
Abruptly he saw how their escape from the Center was going to end: with him lying in the weeds with his throat slit, and Alleluia, kicking and screaming all the way, being dragged off somewhere for a night of gangbanging.
Coming up to Alleluia, clustering around her, looking her over appreciatively.
He prayed for Alleluia to go into action, grab three or four of them and snap their necks the way she had snapped that sapling, fast, before they knew what was happening.
Dan Robinson brought her the news: Ed Ferguson and the synthetic woman Alleluia had run away.
There was still Alleluia, who was as good as both of them put together.
The others were there already, Ed Ferguson and Father Christie, and the beautiful artificial woman Alleluia, and fat April, all sitting together at one of the long tables.
Ferguson became aware that April was standing beside him, that Alleluia had appeared from somewhere and was at his elbow too.
The Archangel Alleluia sat in one of the locked, soundproofed music rooms that lined the lower level of the Eyrie, and wondered why this was always the setting when she received bad news.
And Alleluia, shy, reserved and scholarly, owning a voice that was no more than pretty, and hopeless at managing people.
And if she, the Archangel Alleluia, did not sing a mass with the son of Jeremiah at her side, the same thing could happen again this spring--the same thing or worse.
Though she was pleasant and responded any time he essayed a remark, Caleb sensed Alleluia growing tense or at least very focused, and be eventually gave up all attempts at conversation.
He was still watching Alleluia when Delilah made her abrupt, unnerving switch to one of the bawdiest ballads Caleb had ever heard her sing.