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doxology
[ dok-sol-uh-jee ]
noun
- a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
- the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
doxology
/ dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ; ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God
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Derived Forms
- doxological, adjective
- ˌdoxoˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From
- dox·o·log·i·cal [dok-s, uh, -, log, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- doxo·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of doxology1
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Example Sentences
I will attend them, when I have completed my morning praise, to which nothing is now wanting but the doxology.
Emboldened by Reynolds' example three other men made a like confession, and then they all stood up and sang the doxology.
Calling her the whole of the doxology isn't going to get that Christie look off her!
But Colin was of an exploring mind and he knew nothing about the Doxology.
"Tha' might sing th' Doxology," he suggested in his dryest grunt.
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