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doxology [dok-sol-uh-jee] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural dox·ol·o·gies.
- a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
- the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
Origin of doxology 1640–50; Medieval Latin doxologia Greek, equivalent to doxo- (combining form of dóxa honor, glory) + -logia -logy Related formsdox·o·log·i·cal [dok-suh-log-i-kuh l] /ˌdɒk səˈlɒg ɪ kəl/, adjectivedox·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for doxology Historical Examples of doxology
And then came the pious climax of Coronation, America, and the Doxology.
Alice Brown
He tried to jine in, but he had to give it up and wait for the doxology.
Eliza Calvert Hall
And if I would be like the Psalmist, I must not omit the doxology of praise.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
John Henry Jowett
At the conclusion of the address, the audience arose and sang the doxology.
William A. Spicer
These five books are marked by a doxology at the close of each, except the last.
Alexander Maclaren
British Dictionary definitions for doxology doxology noun plural -gies
- a hymn, verse, or form of words in Christian liturgy glorifying God
Derived Formsdoxological (ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivedoxologically, adverbWord Origin for doxology C17: from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek, from doxologos uttering praise, from doxa praise; see -logy Word Origin and History for doxology n.
“hymn of praise,” 1640s, from Medieval Latin doxologia, from Ecclesiastical Greek doxologia “praise, glory,” from doxologos “praising, glorifying,” from doxa “glory, praise” (from dokein “to seem good;” see decent) + logos “a speaking” (see lecture (n.)).