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De Profundis
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What does De Profundis mean?
adverb
- From deep feelings of misery or despair.
proper noun
- Alternative form of De Profundis (psalm)
- The 130th psalm, one of the seven penitential psalms of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A letter to Lord Alfred Douglas written by Oscar Wilde while he was imprisoned for gross indecency (homosexual acts). The title is a reference to the 130th psalm.
- The name of various other works of art inspired by the feelings expressed in the 130th psalm. (see De Profundis)
- Alternative form of De Profundis.
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I was struck by the aptness of the motto adopted by them--"De profundis clamavi"--in relation to the Titanic's end and the calls of our passengers from the sea when she sank.
So saying, he struck up a thundering “De profundis clamavi”, under cover of which he removed the apparatus of their banquet: while the knight, laughing heartily, and arming himself all the while, assisted his host with his voice from time to time as his mirth permitted.