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Meanings of profound obscurity in English

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Usage of profound obscurity in English
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The origin of the Median nation is wrapt in a profound obscurity.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
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The history of other occurrences and innovations is buried in profound obscurity.
The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu...
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Silent, motionless, we strained eyes and ears to pierce the profound obscurity.
The Master of the World
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Great was the regret that the whole region was in such profound obscurity.
Robur the Conqueror
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The pavilion occupied by Jacques Ferrand was buried in profound obscurity.
Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
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Spinoza, in his profound obscurity, had an advantage which Jesus did not seek.
The Life of Jesus
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Vague steel-like flashes were all that showed the moving sheet of water, amidst the profound obscurity.
International Short Stories: French
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Great blocks and spires and angular fragments of ice projected into observation out of profound obscurity.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
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The doctor then separated his electric wires, and every thing was again buried in profound obscurity.
Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa...
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Toward nine o'clock profound obscurity enwrapped the hollow.
The Master of the World
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A profound obscurity hovered through the void.
The Monk: A Romance
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They soon found themselves in a profound obscurity, which was only relieved by the glimmer of the lamp.
The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies / (Sometimes Called T...
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The night passed without accident, but in such profound obscurity, that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance.
Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa...
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At once we abandoned the neighbourhood of the entrance, plunging straight away into the profound obscurity of the cave.
Romance
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The most profound obscurity is infinitely preferable to vulgar notoriety; and that notoriety I neither seek nor will have.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2
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The border of the tragic dress has fallen again, but I cannot remove my eyes from that profound obscurity.
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