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Te-deum definition

tā dāəm, -o͝om, tē dēəm
A hymn of praise to God sung as part of a Christian liturgy.
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(proper) Music for this hymn.
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(proper) An ancient Christian hymn beginning Te Deum laudamus (We praise thee, O God)
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(proper) 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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Noun

Singular:
te-deum
Plural:
te-deums

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the hymn's opening words, "Te Deum laudamus" ("Thee, O God, we praise").

    From Wiktionary

Te-deum 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.

  • 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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