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Origin and history of Te Deum

Te Deum

ancient Latin hymn sung at matins and in services of thanksgiving, early 12c., from Late Latin Te Deum laudamus "Thee God we praise," the first words of it. From te "thee," accusative singular personal pronoun, + accusative singular of deus "god" (see Zeus).

also from early 12c.

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Zeus

supreme god of the ancient Greeks and master of the others, 1706, from Greek, from PIE *dewos- "god" (source also of Latin deus "god," Old Persian daiva- "demon, evil god," Old Church Slavonic deivai, Sanskrit deva-), from root *dyeu- "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god." The god-sense is originally "shining," but "whether as originally sun-god or as lightener" is not now clear.

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    issue
    c. 1300, "an exit," from Old French issue "a way out, a going out, exit; final event," from fem. past participle of issir "to go out," from Latin exire "go out, go forth; become public; flow, gush, pour forth" (source also of Italian uscire, Catalan exir), from ex- "out" (see ex-

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