Meanings
nounTe Deum (plural Te Deums)
plural Te Deums
- A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part; a public thanksgiving.
Many of these actions […] further reverberated in public consciousness through the ceremonial celebration of Te Deums, religious rejoicings which were periodically commanded in every parish in the land to give collective thanks for the ruler's triumphs.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 3
Origin
From the hymn's opening words, Te Deum laudamus ("Thee, O God, we praise").
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