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De profundis

De profundis [Lat.,=from the depths], the opening words of Psalm 130, one of the penitential Psalms , in Jerome's Latin version (see Vulgate ); also used as a title for the Psalm.

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De Profundis (Lat., ‘Out of the deep’). Ps. 130, so called from its opening words. It is traditionally used in the W. on behalf of the dead.

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De Profundis, ‘Out of the depths’, the first two words of the Latin version of Psalm 130. It is the title of the prose apologia of Wilde.

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