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requiem

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req·ui·em  (rkw-m, rkw-)
n.
1. Requiem Roman Catholic Church
a. A mass for a deceased person.
b. A musical composition for such a mass.
2. A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.

[Middle English, from Latin, accusative of requis, rest, the first word of the mass for the dead : re-, re- + quis, quiet; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]

Requiem [rek-wee-em]
Noun
1. RC Church a Mass celebrated for the dead
2. a musical setting of this Mass [Latin requies rest]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.requiem - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
2.Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead
Mass - a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
3.Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead
Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
Translations
requiem [ˈrɛkwɪəm] nréquiem m

requiem [ˈrɛkwɪəm] nrequiem m

requiem [ˈrɛkwɪəm] n (Rel) (also: requiem mass) → Totenmesse f;
(Mus) → Requiem nt

requiem [ˈrɛkwɪəm] nrequiem m or f inv

requiem
n requiem [ˈrekwiem]
(a piece of music written for) a mass for the souls of the dead. requiem قُدّاس راحَةً لِنَفْس الميِّت реквием rekviem rekviem das Requiem ρέκβιεμ réquiem reekviem آهنگ عزا؛ نماز میت sielumessu requiem רֶקווִיוּם शांतियज्ञ rekvijem rekviem doa untuk orang mati sálumessa requiem 鎮魂曲 레퀴엠(위령미사(곡)) rekviem rekviēms lagu untuk merehatkan roh requiem sjelemesse, rekviem requiem réquiem recviem реквием rekviem rekviem rekvijem rekviem การสวดมนต์ส่งวิญญาณผู้ตาย ölü ayini 挽歌,安魂曲 реквієм دعاءے مغفرت nhạc lễ cầu siêu


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- the requiem how be sung "By you - by yours, the evil eye, - by yours, the slanderous tongue "That did to death the innocent that died, and died so young?
As Goethe, when he had a joy or a grief, put it into a song, so Laurie resolved to embalm his love sorrow in music, and to compose a Requiem which should harrow up Jo's soul and melt the heart of every hearer.
The Romish mass for the dead begins with Requiem eternam (eternal rest), whence Requiem denominating the mass itself, and any other funereal music.
 
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