de profundis
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of de profundis
from the first words of Psalm 130
Example Sentences
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"Something has happened to Prospero," she said, de profundis.
From My Friend Prospero by Henry Harland
He shivered, and one could see his steaming breath at each de profundis that he uttered.
From L'Assommoir by Émile Zola
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
In remembrance I beg you to say a paternoster and an Ave Maria and a de profundis, and sprinkle holy water.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
“Where shall I find a quiet church where I may say his de profundis in peace?”
From The Armourer's Prentices by W.J. Hennessy
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