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An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words "Te Deum laudamus." It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, "We praise thee, O God," it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America.
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n.
A laboring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual labor.
n.
Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term.
adv.
Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily.
n.
The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution.
n.
A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock.
v. i.
To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."
n.
Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.
n.
The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies.
n.
A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the morning dailies.
n.
Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily, monthly, or annually.
n.
Anything returning daily; especially (Med.), an intermittent fever or ague which returns every day.
n.
A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.
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of Daily
n.
A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
n.
Daily occurence.
a.
Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.
n.
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
n.
A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
a.
Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.
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