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dox·ol·o·gy

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–noun, plural -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.”

[Origin: 1640–50; < ML doxologia < Gk, equiv. to doxo- (comb. form of dóxa honor, glory) + -logia -logy

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dox·o·log·i·cal

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dox·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

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dox·ol·o·gy Audio Help (dŏk-sŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. dox·ol·o·gies
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

[Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek doxologiā, praise : doxa, glory, honor (from dokein, to seem; see dek- in Indo-European roots) + -logiā, -logy.]

dox'o·log'i·cal (dŏk'sə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., dox'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.

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