de profundis

American  

[day proh-foon-dis] / deɪ proʊˈfʊn dɪs /

Latin.

1. out of the depths (of sorrow, despair, etc.).

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de profundis British  

/ deɪ prɒˈfʊndɪs /

adverb

1. out of the depths of misery or dejection

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Etymology

Origin of de profundis

from the first words of Psalm 130

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Example Sentences

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de profundis

Thrusting her fingers into her ears, Regina fled down the walk out of the yard, anywhere to escape the sound and sight of that broken-hearted woman, whose cry was indeed de profundis.

From Infelice by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

"They are blasting below us," cries the Colonel, de profundis.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 by Various

The hatch of the steamer is opened, a most unmusical winch commences operations—and a sewing machine emerges de profundis.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

"Something has happened to Prospero," she said, de profundis.

From My Friend Prospero by Henry Harland

Were its fronting precipices organs, with their mountainous columns and pilasters for organ-pipes, they might produce a de profundis worthy of the scene and of its sentiments, its inspiration.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest

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