Doxology passed into English from Medieval Latindoxologia, which in turn comes from the Greek termdoxa, meaning "opinion" or "glory," and the suffix-logia, which refers to oral or written expression. It's logical enough, therefore, that "doxology" has referred to an oral expression of praise and glorification since it first appeared in English around 1645. The word ultimately derives from the Greek verbdokein, meaning "to seem" or "to seem good." Two cousins of "doxology" via "dokein" are "dogma" and "paradox." More distant relatives include "decent" and "synecdoche." The Gloria in Excelsis and the Gloria Patri are two of the best-known and most often sung doxologies in contemporary Christianity.

Medieval Latindoxologia, from Late Greek, from Greekdoxa opinion, glory (fromdokein to seem, seem good) +-logia -logy — more atdecent

circa 1645, in the meaning definedabove

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