doxology
/dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/noun
doxology is spelled D-O-X-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, doxology means “An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of doxology is doxologies.
How many letters and syllables are in doxology?
| Letters | 8: D-O-X-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is doxology?
Doxology appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce doxology?
- UK /dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/
- US /dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/
Doxology has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-doxology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with doxology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as doxology from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlədʒi/):
- technology
- psychology
- biology
- apology
- ideology
- methodology
- sociology
- geology
- ecology
- terminology
- anthropology
- mythology
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of doxology
- doxologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doxology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doxology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does doxology come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).