English Explanatory Dictionary

de profundis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From deep feelings of misery or despair.
name
  1. Alternative form of De Profundis (psalm)
name
  1. The 130th psalm, one of the seven penitential psalms of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
  2. 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.
  3. The name of various other works of art inspired by the feelings expressed in the 130th psalm. (see De Profundis)
name
  1. Alternative form of De Profundis.

Word forms

de profundis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin de profundis (“from the depths”).

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