Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doxology

/dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: dox-ol-o-gy
IPA: /dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

Example Sentences

"The doxology or sacred hymn, which celebrates the glory of the Trinity, is susceptible of very nice, but material, inflections; and the substance of an orthodox, or an heretical, creed, may be expressed by the difference of a disjunctive, or a copulative, particle."
"And when those defendants were remonstrated with, their captain snapped his fingers in the plaintiffs’ teeth, and assured them that by way of doxology to the deed he had done, he would now retain their line, harpoons, and boat, which had remained attached to the whale at the time of the seizure."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin doxologia, from Ancient Greek δοξολογία (doxología, “a praising”), from δοξολόγος (doxológos, “giving or uttering praise”), from δόξα (dóxa, “glory, honor, repute”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, expect”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *deḱ-, doxologia, δοξολογία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/
British English: /dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/

Inflected Forms

doxologies (plural)

Derived Forms

doxologic doxological doxologize

Phrases

Greater Doxology Lesser Doxology

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce doxology?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does doxology mean?: An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
Where does doxology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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