See Also: de profundis(dictionary)

de profundis (iou)



de profundis noun & adverbial phr. LME.
[Latin = from the depths, the initial words of Psalms 130 (129).]
A. noun. A psalm of penitence; spec. Psalm 130 (129 in the Vulgate); gen. a cry of appeal from the depths (of sorrow, humiliation, etc.). LME.
b. adverbial phr. Out of the depths (of sorrow etc.). LME.