Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hymn or psalm of praise to God; a form of words containing an ascription of praise to God; specifically, the Gloria in Excelsis or great doxology, the Gloria Patri or lesser doxology, or some metrical ascription to the Trinity, like that beginning “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
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- noun An
expression ofpraise toGod , especially a shorthymn sung as part of aChristian worship service .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
Etymologies
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The word doxology comes from two Greek roots: doxa, which means “glory,” and logos, which refers to “words.”
The SOURCE of MIRACLES KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2009
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Greek, "The blessing, the glory, the wisdom, the thanksgiving, the honor, the power, the might [the doxology is sevenfold, implying its totality and completeness], unto the ages of the ages."
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A doxology is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services.
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In a marginal annotation they started the hypothesis that the doxology is a liturgical interpolation.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels John William Burgon 1850
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In this regards yes, I think it is important to subject the doxology which is now assciated with his teachings, to the methods of deconstruction.
Savitri Era Glasnost Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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By a slight transposition, natural enough to untrained organs, "doxology" became "socdollager."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Various
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The shorter form, which is the one generally referred to under the name "doxology", is the Gloria Patri.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The doxology, which, according to a common tradition was added to the Office by Pope Saint Damasus I, (366 – 384), is everywhere omitted, as are the Invitatory, Hymns, Little Chapters, and indeed, all the elements which have been added to the Office over the course of the centuries to increase its beauty and solemnity.
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The word Alleluja is removed from the entire liturgy on Septuagesima Sunday; on Passion Sunday, the doxology is removed from the Invitatory, the Responsories, and the Mass.
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The songs may have archaic, cryptic names such as "Old Hundred," better known in many hymnbooks as the doxology; "Amazing Grace" appears in shape-note books as "New Britain."
Shape-Note Singing Lives On Through Small Dedicated Following The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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