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doxology

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

doxology [Gr. doxa =glory] formulaic ascription of praise to God, encountered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gloria in excelsis , or the greater doxology; Gloria Patri, or the lesser doxology; and the closing stanza of Thomas Ken's morning and evening hymns, beginning, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," sung to the tune Old Hundredth from the Genevan Psalter (see hymn ).

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doxology

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dox·ol·o·gy / däkˈsäləjē/ • n. (pl. -gies) a liturgical formula of praise to God. DERIVATIVES: dox·o·log·i·cal / ˌdäksəˈläjikəl/ adj.

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doxology

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

doxology a liturgical formula of praise to God. The word is recorded from the mid 17th century, and comes via medieval Latin from Greek doxologia, from doxa ‘appearance, glory’, from dokein ‘seem’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "doxology." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Doxology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Doxology. An ascription of glory to the Persons of the Trinity. Besides the Gloria in Excelsis (the Greater Doxology) and the Gloria Patri (the Lesser Doxology), there are metrical forms appended to some hymns.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Doxology." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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doxology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

doxology formal ascription of praise to God. XVII. — medL. doxologia — Gr. doxologíā, f. doxológos giving glory, f. dóxa glory; see -LOGY.

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T. F. HOAD. "doxology." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Doxology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Doxology. A short hymn ascribing glory (Gk., doxa) to God. In the eucharist the doxology is the ending of the eucharistic prayer. See also GLORIA, for the lesser doxology.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Doxology." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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