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hallelujah
exclamation, noun [C] (also alleluia) /ˌhæl.ɪˈluː.jə/Definition
› (an emotional expression of) praise and thanks to GodReligious ceremonies and prayers › informal humorous said to express surprise and pleasure that something positive that you were certain would not happen has happened: At last, Richard's found himself a girlfriend - hallelujah!Expressions of surprise
(Definition of hallelujah exclamationnoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (really) take the biscuit idiom
- actually adverb (SURPRISE)
- believe verb
- bingo exclamation
- bless my soul! idiom
- blimey exclamation
- by gum! idiom
- deuce noun
- gracious exclamation
- I ask you! idiom
- I declare idiom
- I'll be a monkey's uncle! idiom
- I'll be blowed! idiom
- I'll be jiggered idiom
- omg
- shock, horror! idiom
- speak/talk of the devil idiom
- stone the crows! idiom
- you could have knocked me down/over with a feather idiom
- you don't say! idiom
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