Alleluistic
/ˌælɪluˈɪstɪk/noun
Relating to or characterized by the use of alleluias in religious worship or music.
Did you know?Alleluistic music descends from the Hebrew liturgical exclamation hallelu-yah, meaning “praise Yah,” with Yah being a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
הַלְלוּיָהּ (hallūyāh)
“Praise Yah; an exhortation to praise the Hebrew God”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
ἀλληλούϊα (allēlouia)
“A transliteration of the Hebrew liturgical exclamation”
Late Antiquity
Latin
alleluia
“A liturgical acclamation adopted into Christian worship”
Middle English
English
alleluia
“A cry of praise used in Christian services”
19th Century
English
alleluistic
“Relating to, or marked by, alleluias”
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