doxology

[ dok-sol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural dox·ol·o·gies.

1. a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
2. the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”

doxology

/ ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God

Derived Forms

• ˌdoxoˈlogically, adverb
• doxological, adjective

Other Words From

• dox·o·log·i·cal [dok-s, uh, -, log, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• doxo·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology¹

1640–50; < Medieval Latin doxologia < Greek, equivalent to doxo- (combining form of dóxa honor, glory) + -logia -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of doxology¹

C17: from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek, from doxologos uttering praise, from doxa praise; see -logy

Example Sentences

There you have it—the doxology that Trump has been preaching decade after decade.

From Salon

“God, hear our prayer,” the kayakers chorused before joining in the Lord’s Prayer and doxology.

From Washington Post

The nondenominational New Life Church in Colorado Springs, for example, which has hosted prosperity-gospel preachers, was, in pre-pandemic times, concluding some of its services with an Anglican hymn to the Trinity known as a doxology.

From New York Times

Photograph: Screenshot Pope Francis sings the doxology: “Through him and with him and in him”.

From The Guardian

The pilgrim band of colonists sang the doxology with bowed heads.

From Project Gutenberg