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1. abracadabra, n. and int. View full entry 1565
...An instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abracadabra’, supposed to act as a charm against illness, evil, etc., or (in later use esp.) to assist in the performance of magic; a...
2. Alhamdulillah, n. and int. View full entry 1816
...An instance or utterance of ‘Alhamdulillah’ (see sense B.)....
3. Allahu Akbar, int. View full entry 1742
...‘God is (most) great’: the declaration of the Takbīr, used in Islamic liturgical forms and prayers, and by Muslims as a general exclamation of faith, thanksgiving, etc. Cf. Takbīr...
4. alleluia, int. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...‘Praise the Lord’: used as an expression of worship. Now also in weakened or ironic use. Freq. in psalms, prayers, and other devotional compositions....
5. amen, int. and n. View full entry c1000
...As a concluding formula (merely transferred from Latin) = Finis....
6. ave, int. and n. View full entry ?c1225
...Hail! welcome!—Farewell! adieu!...
7. benedicite, int. and n. View full entry ?c1225
...as expressing a wish: Bless you!...
8. damme, int. (and n.) and adj. View full entry 1618
... Shortened form of damn me! used as a profane imprecation....
9. hallelujah | halleluiah, int. and n.1 View full entry 1535
...The exclamation ‘Praise (ye) the Lord (Jah, or Jehovah)’, which occurs in many psalms and anthems; hence, a song of praise to God; = alleluia...
10. hell, n. and int. View full entry eOE
...The dwelling place of the dead; the abode of departed spirits; the infernal regions regarded as a place of existence after death; the underworld; the grave; Hades....
11. hell-fire, n., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...A fire or the fires conceived of as raging in hell. Freq. considered as an embodiment or symbol of eternal punishment after death. Also fig....
12. hosanna, int., n., and v. View full entry c1000
...An exclamation, meaning ‘Save now!’ or ‘Save, pray!’, occurring in Ps. cxviii. 25, which forms part of the Hallel at the Passover, and was in frequent liturgical use with the Jews, as...
13. house, n.1 and int. View full entry eOE
...A building for human habitation, typically and historically one that is the ordinary place of residence of a family. (Cf. home2.)...
14. inshallah, int. View full entry 1857
...Representing Arabic in šā' Allah if Allah wills (it), a very frequent pious ejaculation among Muslims....
15. Maranatha, adv., adj., n., and int. View full entry c1384
...With reference to the expected damnation of non-believers: in or at the Second Coming of Christ. Obs....
16. mashallah, int. View full entry 1824
...In Muslim countries, expressing praise or resignation: ‘(this is) what God wills’. Later also in extended use....
17. mea culpa, int. and n. View full entry a1225
...Used as an exclamation or statement acknowledging one's guilt or responsibility for an error; also in (mea culpa, mea culpa) mea maxima culpapost-classical Latinmea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima...
18. mercy, n. and int. View full entry a1225
...Clemency and compassion shown to a person who is in a position of powerlessness or subjection, or to a person with no right or claim to receive kindness; kind and compassionate treatment...
19. monstrous, adj., adv., int., and n. View full entry a1464
...Of a thing (material or immaterial): deviating from the natural or conventional order; unnatural, extraordinary. Obs....
20. morning, n. and int. View full entry c1275
...Originally: the time of the approach or beginning of ‘morn’; the period around sunrise. In later use usually: the early part of the day, esp. from sunrise until noon or lunchtime....
