Te Deum
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Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Deum canonical | 10 |
| Te Deum in D major, H.146 | 2 |
| Te Deum laudamus | 2 |
| Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel | 1 |
| Gloria in excelsis Deo | 1 |
| Latin text "Te Deum" | 1 |
| Lauda Sion Salvatorem | 1 |
| Te Deum and Jubilate in D major | 1 |
| Te Deum in D major | 1 |
| Te Deum, Op. 103 | 1 |
| great doxology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T175366 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Deum Context triple: [Te Deum ecuménico, tipoDe, Te Deum]
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A.
Te Deum ecuménico
El Te Deum ecuménico es una ceremonia religiosa interconfesional celebrada en Chile para agradecer y pedir por la nación en el marco de las Fiestas Patrias.
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B.
Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
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C.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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D.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
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E.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Deum Target entity description: Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
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A.
Te Deum ecuménico
El Te Deum ecuménico es una ceremonia religiosa interconfesional celebrada en Chile para agradecer y pedir por la nación en el marco de las Fiestas Patrias.
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B.
Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
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C.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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D.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
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E.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
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Latin hymn ⓘ hymn of praise ⓘ liturgical chant ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfOrigin | 4th–5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
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Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Western Christianity ⓘ some other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Ambrose of Milan
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Thee, O God, we praise ⓘ |
| genre |
canticle
ⓘ
hymn of thanksgiving ⓘ |
| hasNotableSettingBy |
Anton Bruckner
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Antonín Dvořák ⓘ Arvo Pärt ⓘ Benjamin Britten ⓘ George Frideric Handel ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ Joseph Haydn ⓘ Marc-Antoine Charpentier ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
expression of thanksgiving
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hymn of praise to God ⓘ solemn conclusion of offices or ceremonies ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement |
Matins in some traditions
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Office of Readings ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
solemn occasions outside the regular office ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus |
part of Anglican Morning Prayer
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part of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| musicalSetting |
Gregorian chant
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orchestral settings ⓘ polyphonic settings ⓘ |
| openingWords |
Te Deum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Te Deum laudamus
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| performancePractice |
sung by choir
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sung by congregation ⓘ sung in alternation between choir and clergy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| textStructure |
non-metrical text
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prose hymn ⓘ |
| theologyTheme |
Christology
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eternal glory ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ intercession ⓘ praise of the Trinity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| use |
New Year’s Eve services in some traditions
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civic ceremonies ⓘ coronation ceremonies ⓘ end-of-war thanksgivings ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ papal ceremonies ⓘ services of praise ⓘ services of thanksgiving ⓘ special religious ceremonies ⓘ victory celebrations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Te Deum Description of subject: Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel
this entity surface form:
Te Deum laudamus
this entity surface form:
Lauda Sion Salvatorem
this entity surface form:
great doxology
this entity surface form:
Gloria in excelsis Deo
this entity surface form:
Te Deum laudamus
this entity surface form:
Latin text "Te Deum"
this entity surface form:
Te Deum, Op. 103
this entity surface form:
Te Deum in D major, H.146
this entity surface form:
Te Deum in D major, H.146
this entity surface form:
Te Deum and Jubilate in D major
this entity surface form:
Te Deum in D major