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Dominus vobiscum

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[doh-mi-noos voh-bis-koom, dom-i-] / ˈdoʊ mɪˌnus voʊˈbɪs kʊm, ˈdɒm ɪ- /

noun

Latin.
  1. the Lord be with you.


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From Manila to Minneapolis, the language of the greater part of the service was the same softly mumbled Latin, punctuated by an occasional outspoken "Dominus vobiscum."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Sacred Heart Church, young men in blue and gold jackets knelt in prayer as a priest pronounced the ancient greeting Dominus vobiscum.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a Roman Catholic priest turns to address his congregation at Mass this fall, no longer will he mumble "Dominus vobiscum."

From Time Magazine Archive

From the first there had been the sense, an increasing assurance, of one coming:—actually with them now, according to the oft-repeated affirmation or petition, Dominus vobiscum!

From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 by Pater, Walter

If there be only one collect, the Dominus vobiscum or the Domine exaudi with the responses Et cum spiritu tuo; Et clamor meus ad te veniat is repeated after the Amen.

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

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