doxology

dox·ol·o·gy

noun \däk-ˈsä-lə-jē\

plural dox·ol·o·gies

Definition of DOXOLOGY

: a usually liturgical expression of praise to God

Origin of DOXOLOGY

Medieval Latin doxologia, from Late Greek, from Greek doxa opinion, glory (from dokein to seem, seem good) + -logia -logy — more at decent

First Known Use: circa 1645

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with DOXOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology