Te-deum meaning

tā' dā'əm, -o͝om, tē' dē'əm
A hymn of praise to God sung as part of a Christian liturgy.
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An ancient Christian hymn beginning Te Deum laudamus (We praise thee, O God)
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Music for this hymn.
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A service of thanksgiving at which this hymn is used.
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An early Christian hymn of praise.
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A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part; a public thanksgiving.
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Origin of te-deum

From Late Latin Tē Deum (laudāmus) You, God, (we praise), the opening words of the hymn Latin tē you Latin deum accusative of deus god

Sentence Examples

  • On the 25th of August 1897 Borda, after attending a Te Deum at the cathedral in Montevideo, was shot dead by a man named Arredondo, who was sentenced in 1899 to two years' imprisonment.

  • According to the Roman Caeremoniale the bishop wears the mitra pretiosa on high festivals, and always during the singing of the Te Deum and the Gloria at mass.

  • He was beheaded on Tower Hill on the 22 nd of June 1535, after saying the Te Deum and the psalm In to Domine speravi.

  • xcv.) and a hymn, followed by a Nocturna or night-watch (on Sundays three) which consists of twelve psalms. After the nocturna comes a lesson divided into three parts, one biblical and two patristic, and finally the Te Deum.

  • Fearing that his followers might surrender him to the Turks, he gave out that Austria had declared war on Turkey, caused a Te Deum to be sung in the church of Kosia, and, on pretext of arranging measures with the Austrian commander-in-chief, crossed the frontier.

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