Exclamation vs. Hallelujah — What's the Difference?

An abrupt, forceful utterance

Hallelujah ( HAL-i-LOO-yə) is an interjection used as an expression of gratitude and adoration. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew phrase הַלְלוּ יָהּ‎ (Modern Hebrew hallūyāh, Tiberian haləlūyāh), which means to praise Jah (from הַלְלוּ‎, "praise;" and יָהּ‎, Jah.) The word hallel in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song.

An outcry, as of protest.

Used to express praise or joy.

(Grammar) An interjection.

An exclamation of "hallelujah."

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

(Music) A composition expressing praise and based on the word "hallelujah."

A word expressing outcry; an interjection

(by extension) A general expression of gratitude or adoration.

(linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!

A shout of “Hallelujah”.

An exclamation mark

(music) A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

(in the plural) General praise.

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

(intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; - called also exclamation point.

A shout or song of praise to God

An abrupt excited utterance;

A loud complaint or protest or reproach

An exclamatory rhetorical device;