| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dox·ol·o·gy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d k-sl  -j |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. dox·ol·o·gies
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin doxologia, from Greek doxologi , praise : doxa, glory, honor (from dokein, to seem; see dek- in Appendix I) + -logi, -logy. | | OTHER FORMS: | dox o·logi·cal (dks-lj -kl) —ADJECTIVE
doxo·logi·cal·ly —ADVERB
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