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- noun Plural form of
Te Deum .
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Examples
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And if it morphs into an ice age, Te Deums will again be sung all 'round the nation and the price of votive candles will skyrocket.
Gore-ed to death with Global Warming hysteria... Terry Nelson 2006
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The day was beautifully calm, and the explorers chanted _Te Deums_, and fired off guns, to the no small consternation, perhaps amusement, of the Senecas.
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger
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They ordered _Te Deums_ when Nelson destroyed the French fleet at the battle of the Nile, and over Trafalgar there were great rejoicings.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 George M. Wrong
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Passing over _Te Deums_ for victories like Agincourt and Obsequies for the dead -- this latter a source of income to the officers -- we will close this chapter with the wedding of Arthur, Prince of Wales, a lad of fifteen, to Catherine of
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch Arthur Dimock
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Meynier was the first to render homage to the king for his barony; and the people of Avignon, according to the admission of the devout historian of Provence, celebrated their independence of the Pope and reunion to France by Te Deums and a thousand cries of joy and thanksgiving to Almighty God.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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While all about us peal the loud, sweet Te Deums of the Canterbury bells.
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While all about us peal the loud, sweet Te Deums of the Canterbury bells.
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His contributions to ecclesiastical music comprise 14 Masses, 1 Stabat Mater, 2 Te Deums, and 34 offertories and anthems.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Congress was officially present at Mass during the Revolution, the others being the requiem on 8 May, 1780, for Don Juan de Miralles, the agent of the Spanish Government, and the Te Deums on 4 July,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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If, however, Rome did not instigate the scheme, it chanted Te Deums over its execution.
The Old Dominion 1908
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