About The Word Requiem
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Requiem
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What's The Definition Of Requiem?
[n] a Mass celebrated for the dead
[n] a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead [n] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Synonyms | Synonyms for Requiem: coronach | dirge | lament | threnody Related Terms | Find terms related to Requiem: See Also | keen | Mass | Mass | Requiem | Requiem | song Requiem In Webster's Dictionary \Re"qui*em\ (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies
rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,'' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.
re- re + quies quiet. See {Quiet}, n., and cf. {Requin}.]
1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed
soul.
We should profane the service of the dead To sing a
requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted
souls. --Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a
deceased person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms
of peace forever slept. --Sandys.
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