“Adeste Fideles”
[ (ah-des-tay fi-day-lis) ]
The Latin version of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”
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How to use “Adeste Fideles” in a sentence
It dates to 1740s Britain and of course was written originally in Latin (“Adeste Fideles”).
The women-folk began to clear their throats for the Adeste Fideles with which the festivity concluded.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanThe Adeste Fideles had summoned few to worship, and the praise had sounded thin and hollow.
When It Was Dark | Guy Thorne"Adeste fideles, if you please," said S——, rather taken aback.
Tom Cringle's Log | Michael ScottShe took a little book from her pocket and read to us a hymn,—'O come, all ye faithful,' the old 'Adeste Fideles.'
Solomon | Constance Fenimore Woolson
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