Definition of "hallelujah" []

• Used to express praise or joy. (interjection)
• An exclamation of "hallelujah.” (noun)
• Music A composition expressing praise and based on the word "hallelujah.” (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Captain Ruda with the fire department told me that Mr. Jackson got what he called the hallelujah package, which means he really got the works in this case."
• "RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Captain Ruda (ph) with the fire department told me that Mr. Jackson got what he called the hallelujah package."
• "Which banned rugby practice was known as a hallelujah?"