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.”

Origin of doxology

1
1640–50; <Medieval Latin doxologia<Greek, equivalent to doxo- (combining form of dóxa honor, glory) + -logia-logy

Other words from doxology

  • dox·o·log·i·cal [dok-suh-log-i-kuhl], /ˌdɒk səˈlɒg ɪ kəl/, adjective
  • dox·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby doxology

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How to use doxology in a sentence

  • I will attend them, when I have completed my morning praise, to which nothing is now wanting but the doxology.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • Emboldened by Reynolds' example three other men made a like confession, and then they all stood up and sang the doxology.

    The Little Missis | Charlotte Skinner
  • Calling her the whole of the doxology isn't going to get that Christie look off her!

    Amazing Grace | Kate Trimble Sharber
  • But Colin was of an exploring mind and he knew nothing about the doxology.

    The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • "Tha' might sing th' doxology," he suggested in his dryest grunt.

    The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for doxology

doxology

/ (dɒkˈsɒlədʒɪ) /


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

Origin of doxology

1
C17: from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek, from doxologos uttering praise, from doxa praise; see -logy

Derived forms of doxology

  • doxological (ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
  • doxologically, adverb

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