alleluiatic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin alleluiaticus, from Latin alleluia.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælɪluːˈjætɪk/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /alɪluːˈjatɪk/

Adjective

alleluiatic (comparative more alleluiatic, superlative most alleluiatic)

1. Pertaining to or consisting of an alleluia. [from 18th c.]
   • 2004, Gregory W Woolfenden, Daily Liturgical Prayer, page 231:

     In de Officiis, Isidore described laudes as an alleluiatic chant.

   • 1984, Giulio Cattin, Music of the Middle Ages, page 10:

     Evidence of the alleluiatic psalm is found as early as Tertullian (d. 220) and in the contemporary Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus; as we have seen, it consisted of an acclamation (alleluia) after each verse chanted by a soloist.

Translations

pertaining to or consisting of an alleluia

• Portuguese: aleluiático (pt), aleluítico