Gloria Patri

noun

Definition of Gloria Patrinext
as in hallelujah

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  1. hallelujah
  2. paean
  3. requiem
  4. lament
  5. dirge
Noun
  • Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
    Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of hallelujah
Noun
  • Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Cher: The Memoir is a paean to being in the spotlight, for all its downsides and difficulties.
    Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of paean
Noun
  • Column Plug Two Rollie Pemberton A requiem for Trugoy and a rebirth for De La Soul.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • No dolphin will ever perform an autopsy, no dingo will read Heidegger, no macaque will write a requiem for piano and violin.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of requiem
Noun
  • This is a weaker attempt to crossbreed the classic Universal monsters with contemporary anxieties: a post-pandemic lockdown lament about the impossibility of protecting children from fear.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Much to the lament of American enthusiasts, Mercedes ceased production of the E 63 S wagon last year, which has helped to keep values high.
    Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of lament
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  • Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Definition of dirge
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