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Definition of: hallelujah
(hal′ə·l′yə) interj.
Praise ye the Lord!
—noun
1. A musical composition whose principal theme is found in the word hallelujah.
2. A flower of the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae). Also hal′le·lu′iah. [<Gk. <Hebrew hallēlū praise + yāh Jehovah]
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