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Te Deum definition

Te Deum (tē dē′əm, tā dā′o̵om)

  1. an ancient Christian hymn beginning Te Deum laudamus (We praise thee, O God)
  2. music for this hymn
  3. a service of thanksgiving at which this hymn is used

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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