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Definition of: doxology
(dok·sol′ə·jē) noun plural ·gies
1. A hymn or verse of praise to God: specifically applied to a stanza beginning “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”
2. A formula of praise, used as the closing words of a sermon.
—greater doxology The Gloria in excelsis.
—lesser doxology The Gloria Patri. [<Med. L doxologia <Gk. <doxa praise + legein speak]
—dox·o·log·i·cal (dok′sə·loj′i·kəl) adjective
—dox′o·log′i·cal·ly adverb