alleluia noun 3exclamation 1forms 1 noun3 •A liturgical form of hallelujah. •A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.Down at the corner, carols bugled steamily from a mission soup-kitchen. There's no escape from it, he thought. Turn on the radio, and its alleluia licks you with tremolo tongue. — 1953 •The plant wood sorrel. exclamation1 •A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah. formsalleluias
